Definition:Large Calorie/Also known as
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Large Calorie: Also known as
The large calorie is also known as:
- the kilogram calorie
- the kilocalorie
- the dietary calorie
- the food calorie.
It is also known as the Calorie (that is, the same as the small c calorie but with a capital C.
This is too confusing for effective use, so it is not to be used on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): calorie
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): calorie