On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Bill Hooper quoted Duncan Bath:

> > I grant that Pm, Tm, nm etc. can be handy for specialists...

Bill responded:
> ...
> No one would suggest that anyone should become familiar with these units
> except those for whom they are useful. That can be said for ANY SI unit...

Again, Bill, I believe you mean "prefix"; not "SI unit"!  There is a
distinct difference which is explained well in NIST SP 330 (2001 Edition).

Gene.

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