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   On 12/27/2025 2:36 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   > I think many of those names were approved and came into general use in   
   > the late 1960s and early 1970s, when many countries were officially   
   > adopting the metric system. Before that, Celsius was most often called   
   > Centigrade, and Hertz was kilocycles.   
      
   ITYM kHz was kilocycles?   
      
   > Before that Amps, Vols and Watts   
   > were common, but not some of the other names for measurements.   
      
   /Anders, Denmark   
      
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