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KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory? (lemm.ee)
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[–] Perhyte@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No standard abbreviation exists for nautical miles but definitely don’t use nm because newton metres

Since as you mentioned Newtons are N not n, Newton meters are Nm. nm means nanometer.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

yep brainfart too many newtons in the sentence before that