Definition:Gram/Linguistic Note

Linguistic Note on Gram

The original British English spelling of gram was gramme.

However, this is rarely used nowadays, as the American gram is now the international standard.

Sources

• 1938: A. Geary, H.V. Lowry and H.A. Hayden: Mathematics for Technical Students, Part One ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetic: Chapter $\text I$: Decimals: The Metric System
• 1969: J.C. Anderson, D.M. Hum, B.G. Neal and J.H. Whitelaw: Data and Formulae for Engineering Students (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1.$ Units and Abbreviations: $1.3$ British and other units