Megameters are sometimes used, that’s not true.
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Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 months ago
No, some measurements just aren’t used, even when they’d be a good fit.
Like lengths. We never use anything above km. Even for things like space, we say “million km” rather than gigametre.
The closest we come to hectometre is hectare, which is used for land area.
PlexSheep@feddit.de 9 months ago
Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 months ago
Who uses megametres? It’s not something I’ve ever heard in the UK.
PlexSheep@feddit.de 9 months ago
A megameters is 1.000.000 meters.
FleetingTit@feddit.de 9 months ago
Where do you live and what is your profession? I have heard anyone use megameter seriously.
PlexSheep@feddit.de 9 months ago
Germany, studying Cybersecurity.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 months ago
My astrophysicist friend used them sometimes. I knew her in Texas. She’s moved around tho
Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I’d say we use every 3 prefixes, nanometerw, micrometers, mm, m, km, than any much higher than that usually uses space units (parsecs, AU, lightyears, etc.)