On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Joseph B. Reid wrote: > ... > I have searched the UKMA metric site but I failed to find any statement > ... favoring any particular units...
Surely, the UKMA favors at least "metric units" if not more specifically *SI Units*. Did you mean to write that you found no UKMA preferences for particular *SI prefixes* to form submultiples of SI Units? e.g. centi versus milli? Some readers may not yet be aware that in SI, multiples and submultiples of SI Units are not separate and distinct "units" in their own right apart from the SI Units from which they are generated. However, Joe, I'm certain that you are aware of this fact. Because of the *equal status* of the prefixes centi and milli in the BIPM Brochure, there is little justification for efforts to force universal preference for one or the other prefix. Specialists in the various sectors of industry or commerce are free to choose prefixes of most convenience in their respective disciplines, but they are mistaken if they believe that particular prefixs are best for all applications. Gene.
