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: <math>83000mm = \frac{83000}{1000}m = 83m</math>
: <math>2600mm 2600mA = \frac{2600}{1000}m A = 2.6m6A</math>
: <math>170mm 170mV = \frac{170}{1000}m V = 0.17m17V</math>
: <math>22mm 22mN = \frac{22}{1000}m N = 0.022m022N</math>
: <math>6mm 6mJ = \frac{6}{1000}m J = 0.006m006J</math>
===Converting to Milli===
To convert to [[milli]] from a base unit you must times by 1000.
: <math>4m = 4\times1000mm = 4000mm</math>
: <math>34m 34A = 34\times1000mm times1000mA = 24000mm24000mA</math> : <math>1.9m 9V = 1.9\times1000mm times1000mV = 1900mm1900mV</math> : <math>0.73m 73N = 0.73\times1000mm times1000mN = 730mN</math> : <math>0.092J = 0.092\times1000mJ = 92mJ</math> ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===[[Milli]] is a [[Unit Prefix]] that means a number is 10<sup>-3</sup> of the normal [[unit]]. ===About Milli===: [[Milli]] can be shortened to a lower case m. ===Examples===: A millimetre (mm) is 10<sup>-3</sup> metres (m).: A millivolt (mV) is 10<sup>-3</sup> volts (V).: A milligram (mg) is 10<sup>-3</sup> grams (g). ===Converting from Milli===To convert from [[milli]] to the base unit you must times by 10<sup>-3</sup>.: <math>83000mm = 83000\times10^{-3}m = 730mm83m</math> : <math>2600mA = 2600\times10^{-3}A = 2.6A</math> : <math>170mV = 170\times10^{-3}V = 0.17V</math> : <math>22mN = 22\times10^{-3}N = 0.022N</math> : <math>6mJ = 6\times10^{-3}J = 0.006J</math> ===Converting to Milli===To convert to [[milli]] from a base unit you must times by 10<sup>3</sup> because there are 1000 of them in the base unit.: <math>4m = 4}{10^{3}mm = 4000mm</math> : <math>34A = 34\times10^{3}mA = 24000mA</math> : <math>1.9V = 1.9\times10^{3}mV = 1900mV</math> : <math>0.73N = 0.73\times10^{3}mN = 730mN</math> : <math>0.092m 092J = 0.092\times1000mm times10^{3}mJ = 92mm92mJ</math>