Definition:Metric System/Volume/Millilitre
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Millilitre
The millilitre is an SI unit of volume.
Conversion Factors
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | millilitre | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | microlitres | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1\) | cubic centimetre | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-3}\) | litre |
Symbol
- $\mathrm {ml}$
The symbol for the millilitre is $\mathrm {ml}$:
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {ml}
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Linguistic Note
The spelling millilitre is the one adopted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
Milliliter is the variant used in standard American English.
While $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ attempts in general to standardise on American English, the name of this unit is one place where a deliberate decision has been made to use the international spelling, in order to provide consistency with the British spelling of metre.
Linguistic Note on Milli-
The prefix milli- derives from the Latin mille, which means one thousand.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ml
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ml