At 18:19 -0600 01/02/16, Gene Mechtly wrote:
>In Table 8, hectare is in company with are, bar, barn,
>aengstroem (umlaut expanded), etc.
> The word "currently" accepted for use with SI implies that
>the axe will fall in the future excluding all of these fellow travelers
>in Table 8 from acceptable use with SI.
> Therefore, I still argue that meter squared is more
>universally understood (even in the US) and preferable to hectare.
>Gene.
There is the Bible, and there is the common usage.
Meter squared is commonly understood and used for areas up to 10 000 m2
Hectare is commonly understood and used for areas between 10 000 and
10 000 000 m2 (1 to 1000 hectares)
For larger areas squared kilometers is commonly understood and used.
Louis
