Tom, I agree that the prefix "centi" is preferable to the prefix "milli" for the expression of the height of a human.
However, the "coherent SI unit" is *meter* for height. Accordingly, BMI is *defined* as mass/height squared where mass is in kg and height is in meters, in *coherent* form. Gene h = 1.78 meters ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:12:03 +0000 >From: Tom Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:40556] Re: usage of measures for body mass and height >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >> For practical reference, it's easy to remember that 1 m (meter) is >> equivalent to 1000 mm ...
