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Makes more sense than the Imperial system (feddit.org)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The SI base unit is actually the kilogram (despite naming), a metric tonne is actually a megagram lol.

Anyhow, if the prefix-less naming matched the base unit, 10 kg would be a "decagram". As it is, it's 10,000× the base of the naming system, and there's no prefix on factors of 10 above 1000, so sadly there's no way to name it neatly.

Edit: actually it looks the like the Greek for 10,000 is "myriad", so it would be a myrigram. Dope!