Measurement unit: centigram

Full name: centigram

Plural form: centigrams

Symbol: cg

Category type: weight

Scale factor: 1.0E-5




SI unit: kilogram

The SI base unit for mass is the kilogram. The SI derived unit for weight or force is the newton.
1 kilogram is equal to 100000 centigram.



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Definition: Centigram

The SI prefix "centi" represents a factor of 10-2, or in exponential notation, 1E-2.

So 1 centigram = 10-2 grams-force.


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