How about a Megon?
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From: John M. Steele
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 11:37 AM
Subject: [USMA:48328] Re: A Nanon? Is that a REALLY small moron?
"Micron" was so widely accepted and used that I checked. It was once
acceptable to CGPM (ca 1948) and is listed in the history section of the SI
Brochure, Resolution 7. It was later deprecated as a bad practice. There is
no nanon in Resolution 7. The micron was abrogated by amendment of Resolution
7 in 1968, when the symbol was declared to be ONLY a prefix and not a unit when
used alone. It is a bit unfair to call it "jargon" as it was a "formerly
blessed unit." If anyone other than this unnamed reporter uses nanon, it would
be fair to call it jargon. What is next, a picon?
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From: Pat Naughtin <pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com>
To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu>
Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 10:24:54 PM
Subject: [USMA:48325] Re: A Nanon? Is that a REALLY small moron?
On 2010/08/05, at 10:19 , John M. Steele wrote:
I can't find a "contact us" link to tell them a Nanon is NOT a unit of the
metric system.
http://times-news.com/local/x1778832543/ARC-grants-to-help-FSU-Mountain-Ridge
"Nanotechnology is a field of science that strives to control individual
atoms and molecules to create devices that are thousands of times smaller than
current technologies. Applications are anticipated in the fields of medicine,
computing and space exploration. In the metric system, a Nanon equals
one-billionth of a meter."
Dear John,
It seems that the Nanon is a relative of the micron.
As you know a micron is a jargon word widely used in engineering and in the
wool trade usually with a destructive effect on any meaningful communication.
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