''Milli'' (symbol m) is a
unit prefix in the
metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (10
−3).
Proposed in 1793,
and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the
Latin , meaning ''one thousand'' (the Latin plural is ). Since 1960, the prefix is part of the
International System of Units
The International System of Units, known by the international abbreviation SI in all languages and sometimes pleonastically as the SI system, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. E ...
(SI).
See also
*
RKM code
References
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SI prefixes
1000 (number)
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