On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, John S. Ward wrote: > To fix this quandary, I suggest using the term "modern metric system" to > encompass SI units including units accepted for use with SI, with any prefix. > By this definition, liters, milliliters, hours, km/h, etc. are all part of > the modern metric system. Historical units like Torr, calories, dynes, and > ergs are not.
Agreed.
