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Created page with "== Radestrian == === Etymology === {{coined|rad}} in the 1960s to resolve the dilemma of the extant prefix {{m|rad|lenire·|t=kilo-}} already having the symbol {{m|rad|l}}. While ''L'' was not used as a symbol, the ''giga-'' and ''nano-'' pair were given the same letters in their respective case for consistency, via an additional stroke to the base letter, i.e. ''Ł'' and ''ł''. These developed in written form to ''X'' and ''x'', ultimately favoured for their dispositi..."
TheNightAvl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Radestrian == === Etymology === {{coined|rad}} in the 1960s to resolve the dilemma of the extant prefix {{m|rad|lenire·|t=kilo-}} already having the symbol {{m|rad|l}}. While ''L'' was not used as a symbol, the ''giga-'' and ''nano-'' pair were given the same letters in their respective case for consistency, via an additional stroke to the base letter, i.e. ''Ł'' and ''ł''. These developed in written form to ''X'' and ''x'', ultimately favoured for their dispositi...") |
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