On Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Pat Naughtin wrote: > ... > One of the problems here is with the word 'ton' because it has, currently, > many different meanings.
Solution: Define ton as 1 000 kg at first appearance in a text and use ton, so defined, for the remainder of the text. > > The megagram is, in my opinion, the correct SI unit for the amount of mass > that can also be referred to as a tonne (or as a metric ton in the USA) The megagram is not even an SI unit. It is a multiple of a submultiple of the kilogram. i.e. E6 x E-3 kg = E3 kg = 1 ton. Gene.
