Just want to add that in actual usage one would normally see the plural
("kelvins", "kilokelvins", etc. just as one would with "metres" and
"kilometres", for example).Ezra Bill Potts wrote: > Indeed, it can. In the absence of any stated restrictions (and I know of > none), all SI units can be used with prefixes. > > In the case of the kelvin, however, the multiples are more likely to be > useful than are the submultiples -- specifically kilokelvin (kK) and > megakelvin (MK). Precise laboratory measurements (typically of temperature > differentials) are more likely expressed as just plain kelvin, using however > many decimal places are appropriate (e.g. 1.234 K). > > An actual temperature of less than 1 K might very well be expressed in > millikelvin (mK) -- not your everyday usage, of course. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > >Behalf Of Metric US > >Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 15:09 > >To: U.S. Metric Association > >Subject: [USMA:23762] Kelvin > > > > > >Since the Kelvin is not designated as a "degree" anymore, can it > >be used with multiples and submultipes like all other units? Ex: > >kilokelvin > >I think that this was the intention of the BIPM when they removed > >the appelative "degree". > > > >Adrian > >-- > >__________________________________________________________ > >Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com > >http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > > >One click access to the Top Search Engines > >http://www.exactsearchbar.com/mailcom > >
