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Mass & weight

megagramMg

Mega-scaled variant of the gram, exactly Mg = 1000 base units.

Dimension
mass
Canonical signature
M
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 Mg = 1,000 kg
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
The kilogram itself is the SI base unit; gram carries the prefixes.
Aliases
mega gramme, mega grams, mega grammes

Same dimension

Related units

kilogramsikggramsigpoundimperial uslbmass ounceimperial usoztonnesi acceptedtmilligramsimgmicrogramsiµgnanogramsing

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 Mg = 1,000 kg

Exact relationship

10 Mg = 10,000 kg

Exact relationship