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Mass & weight

hectogramhg

Hecto-scaled variant of the gram, exactly hg = 0.1 base units.

Dimension
mass
Canonical signature
M
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 hg = 0.1 kg
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
The kilogram itself is the SI base unit; gram carries the prefixes.
Aliases
hecto gramme, hecto grams, hecto grammes

Same dimension

Related units

kilogramsikggramsigpoundimperial uslbmass ounceimperial usoztonnesi acceptedtmilligramsimgmicrogramsiµgnanogramsing

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 hg = 0.1 kg

Exact relationship

10 hg = 1 kg

Exact relationship