In USMA 19040 Madan asked:

>Is there an SI term for 'per' and what about 'second'.
>How is the word 'second' called in other languages.
>
>If different languages use different word then the
>term
>m/s (meters per second) is meaningless.


The Conf�rence G�n�ral des Poids et Mesures standardizes the symbols for
units, e.g. m/s or m.m-1.  The translation into full words is left to the
taste of each language.

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