Definition:Metric System/Mass/Milligram

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Definition

The milligram is an SI unit of mass.

$1$ milligram is defined as $= \dfrac 1 {1 \, 000}$ of a gram.


Symbol

$\mathrm {mg}$

The symbol for the milligram is $\mathrm {mg}$.


The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\mathrm {mg}\) is \mathrm {mg} .


Also see


Linguistic Note

The original British English spelling of milligram was milligramme.

However, this is rarely used nowadays, as the American milligram is now the international standard.


Linguistic Note on Milli-

The prefix milli- derives from the Latin mille, which means one thousand.