On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Ma Be wrote: > ... it really is irrelevant to a metric user if he encounters a mixture > of prefixed units.
Marcus, only one "SI unit", the meter, is under discussion here, not "units" (plural). Among many other SI prefixes, only three have been selected for this discussion. All three are applied here to the meter. Why do you write "prefixed units" (units, plurals)? The mm, cm, and dm are all SI symbols for "submultiples" of the meter. Multiples and submultiples of an SI unit are not "units" in their own right. See the BIPM Brochure. I believe you mean "a mixture of prefixes." Are you persuaded? Gene.
