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Litre

The litre (Commonwealth spelling) or liter (American spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metres (m3). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a…

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Named after
litron
SI base unit
10−3 m3
Symbol
L, l
U.S. customary
≈ 0.264 gallon
Unit of
volume
Unit system
Non-SI units mentioned in the SI Brochure

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Litre

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples83
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
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Litre

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related to Symbol · 20
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related to Script l and Unicode · 14
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related to Definition · 10
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related to history · 10
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related to SI prefixes applied to the litre · 9
Litre → However, In, It, NIST, Other, SI, The, There, United States
related to Everyday usage · 4
Litre → English, In, Scandinavian, This
related to Explanation · 4
Litre → It, Litres, One, The
see also · 3
Litre → Claude, Fictional, Jean-Baptiste Litre
related to Rough conversions · 2
Litre → One, US
Named after · 1
Litre → litron

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si used cubic volume unit water units system international decimetre also symbol one mass kilogram metric retrieved use standards metre

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LitreNamed afterlitron1.00infobox
LitreSI base unit10−3 m31.00infobox
LitreSymbolL, l1.00infobox
LitreU.S. customary≈ 0.264 gallon1.00infobox
LitreUnit ofvolume1.00infobox
LitreUnit systemNon-SI units mentioned in the SI Brochure1.00infobox
Litreis acubic decimetre0.90text
Litrerelated to DefinitionHence0.60section
Litrerelated to DefinitionSI0.60section
Litrerelated to DefinitionFrom0.60section
Litrerelated to DefinitionThe0.60section
Litrerelated to DefinitionInternational Prototype0.60section

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