16 C.F.R. § 500.18

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 500.18 - SI metric prefixes

The following chart indicates SI prefixes that may be used on a broad range of consumer commodity labels:

Prefix	Symbol	Multiplying factor1
Kilo-	k	x 103
Deca-	da	* 10
Deci-	d	* 10-1
Centi-	c	* 10-2
Milli-	m	* 10-3
Micro-	[MICRO]	* 10-6

¹ 10²=100; 10³=1000; 10^-1=0.1; 10^-2=0.01.

Thus, 2 kg=2 * 1000 g=2000 g, and 3 cm=3 * 0.01 m=0.03 m.

16 C.F.R. §500.18