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    Jan 30, 2008, 03:52 PM
    Metric System
    In the Metric System you have millimeters and centimeters. Does anyone know the labels from top to bottom, like centimeters to miles. Thanks
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    Jan 30, 2008, 03:56 PM
    You mean the metric prefixes? See the following site: Units: Metric Prefixes
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    Jan 30, 2008, 04:10 PM
    Metric/Standard units
    Does anyone know the standard untis like the Metric untis like tera, Giga, Mega, Kilo, Hecto, etc. Things like that. Thanks
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    Jan 30, 2008, 04:48 PM
    These are called SI prefixes. A good overview can be found here:

    SI prefix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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