also sprach Rob Starling (on Sat, 07 Jul 2001 01:18:20PM -0700): > as much as that would make sense, sadly it's incorrect. > kilo- (k), hecto- (h), and deka- (da) are greater than 1 and > have lower-case abbreviations: you have a point. well, the cut off point seems to be at 10^3 then. i am still digging for the text book that i think told me about this curiosum. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:" net@madduck -- "it usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. -- mark twain
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