Madan wrpote in USMA 20755: >Go to this site >http://themoscowtimes.com/stories/2002/07/01/061.html >and search for >'8.5 million decaliters' > >I believe the spelling should be deka. >We dont know whether they meant 'deka' or 'deci'. > >We got to use the symbols in the future. > >Madan
BIPM in its metric bible, "The International System of Units" uses deca. With Madan, I prefer deka It comes from Greek for 10 = delta epsilon kappa alpha. By transliteration into Latin kappa became c. Deka would be nearer the Greek. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
