Comment by wolfi1 1 day ago 150kkm - wouldn't that be 150 Mm? 4 comments wolfi1 Reply halper 1 day ago Yes, you are correct. As the SI brochure states: "Compound prefix symbols, i.e. prefix symbols formed by the juxtaposition of two or more prefix symbols, are not permitted."Unfortunately, almost no one uses SI units and/or prefixes correctly. taffydavid 15 hours ago I have another alternative: you could simply prefix the km with ,000 ben_w 1 day ago Sure, also 1 mAU and 0.5 light seconds, but treating km as a base unit and prefixing it with another k isn't too uncommon a misuse. bibelo 14 hours ago it's also 150 000 000 meters
halper 1 day ago Yes, you are correct. As the SI brochure states: "Compound prefix symbols, i.e. prefix symbols formed by the juxtaposition of two or more prefix symbols, are not permitted."Unfortunately, almost no one uses SI units and/or prefixes correctly. taffydavid 15 hours ago I have another alternative: you could simply prefix the km with ,000
ben_w 1 day ago Sure, also 1 mAU and 0.5 light seconds, but treating km as a base unit and prefixing it with another k isn't too uncommon a misuse.
Yes, you are correct. As the SI brochure states: "Compound prefix symbols, i.e. prefix symbols formed by the juxtaposition of two or more prefix symbols, are not permitted."
Unfortunately, almost no one uses SI units and/or prefixes correctly.
I have another alternative: you could simply prefix the km with ,000
Sure, also 1 mAU and 0.5 light seconds, but treating km as a base unit and prefixing it with another k isn't too uncommon a misuse.
it's also 150 000 000 meters