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Mass & weight

decigramdg

Deci-scaled variant of the gram, exactly dg = 0.0001 base units.

Dimension
mass
Canonical signature
M
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 dg = 0.0001 kg
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
The kilogram itself is the SI base unit; gram carries the prefixes.
Aliases
deci gramme, deci grams, deci grammes

Same dimension

Related units

kilogramsikggramsigpoundimperial uslbmass ounceimperial usoztonnesi acceptedtmilligramsimgmicrogramsiµgnanogramsing

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 dg = 0.0001 kg

Exact relationship

10 dg = 0.001 kg

Exact relationship