Bill Potts wrote in USMA 17043:

>meter squared and meter cubed are not SI. Spelled out, they are square meter
>and cubic meter. Their symbols are m" and m".
>
>You should download yourself a copy of NIST document SP 811 and/or the BIPM
>brochure (from http://metric1.org/dldocs.htm).


The BIPM brochure on page 99 lists "square metre" and "cubic metre" as "SI
derived units expressed in terms of base units".

Joseph B.Reid
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