Full name: centigram
Plural form: centigrams
Symbol: cg
Category type: weight
Scale factor: 1.0E-5
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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The SI prefix "centi" represents a factor of 10-2, or in exponential notation, 1E-2.
So 1 centigram = 10-2 grams-force.