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Mass & weight

centigramcg

Centi-scaled variant of the gram, exactly cg = 0.00001 base units.

Dimension
mass
Canonical signature
M
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 cg = 0.00001 kg
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
The kilogram itself is the SI base unit; gram carries the prefixes.
Aliases
centi gramme, centi grams, centi grammes

Same dimension

Related units

kilogramsikggramsigpoundimperial uslbmass ounceimperial usoztonnesi acceptedtmilligramsimgmicrogramsiµgnanogramsing

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 cg = 0.00001 kg

Exact relationship

10 cg = 0.0001 kg

Exact relationship