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A litre is a unit of measurement used to describe the volume or capacity of liquids and other substances. It's a practical standard that helps people around the world communicate clearly about quantities—like when buying milk, beer, or fuel—without confusion.
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- litre
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- One litre is equal to the volume of a cubic decimetre.
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- Non-SI unit accepted for use with SI
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- volume
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- L
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- l
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- litron
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- SI base unit
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- U.S. customary
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13 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Explanation
- SI prefixes applied to the litre
- Non-metric conversions
- Rough conversions
- Symbol
- Script l and Unicode {{anchor|Unicode}}
- History
- Everyday usage
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
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The litre (Commonwealth spelling) or liter (American spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metres (m3). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre.