Definition:Hundredweight/Symbol
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Definition
The symbol for the hundredweight is $\text{cwt}$.
This derives from the Latin centum for $100$.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hundredweight
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hundredweight