Definition:Metric System/Volume/Litre
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Definition
The litre is an SI unit of volume.
Conversion Factors
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | litre | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | millilitres | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | cubic centimetres | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-3}\) | cubic metres | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 76\) | pints |
Symbol
- $\mathrm l$
The symbol for the litre is $\mathrm l$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm l
.
Linguistic Note
The spelling litre is the one adopted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
Liter 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.
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
- 1964: Milton Abramowitz and Irene A. Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions ... (previous) ... (next): $2$. Physical Constants and Conversion Factors: Table $2.4$ Miscellaneous Conversion Factors
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): litre
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): litre
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): litre