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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.lang
Subject: Re: Standardization
Message-ID: <1017@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 08:21:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 25 08:21:41 1985
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In article <6994@watdaisy.UUCP> ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond) writes:

>>> Sorry.  I am of the opinion that the plural of "standard" is an oxymoron,

> Seems to me that both metres and litres are standards, though a litre is not
> quite exactly 1000 cc.

A litre is not exactly 1000 cc?  OK, let's get this straight.  The
litre (or liter) is not a SI unit, but in the (old) metric system it
is defined to be equal to one cubic decimetre.  Now, since a decimetre
equals ten centimetres, then a cubic decimetre equals 1000 cubic
centimetres.  Hence,
	1 litre == 1 dm^3 == 1000 cm^3 == 1000 cc

In addition, a kilogram (was originally defined as) the weight of one
litre of pure water at 4 degrees celsius.  I hope this helps to clarify
the issue.


				   \tom haapanen
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