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Mass & weight

milligrammg

Milli-scaled variant of the gram, exactly mg = 0.000001 base units.

Dimension
mass
Canonical signature
M
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 mg = 0.000001 kg
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
The kilogram itself is the SI base unit; gram carries the prefixes.
Aliases
milli gramme, milli grams, milli grammes

Same dimension

Related units

kilogramsikggramsigpoundimperial uslbmass ounceimperial usoztonnesi acceptedtmicrogramsiµgnanogramsingpicogramsipg

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 mg = 0.000001 kg

Exact relationship

10 mg = 0.00001 kg

Exact relationship