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SI (système international) units
How and when to use abbreviations
Scientific style

Appendix 3 gives the abbreviations for the prefixes used with all SI units. The SI units and symbols, as well as certain derived SI units, have become part of the language of science. This modern metric system should be mastered by all students of the sciences. Scientific Style and Format (Style Manual Subcommittee, Council of Science Editors 2014) is a good source for more complete information, as is Huth’s (1987) Medical Style and Format. Briefly, SI units include three classes: base units, supplementary units, and derived units. The seven base units that form the foundations of SI are the meter (or metre), kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela. In addition to these seven base units, there are two supplementary units for plane and solid angles: the radian and steradian, respectively. Derived units are expressed algebraically in terms of base units or supplementary units. For some of the derived SI units, special names and symbols exist.