Quantitative Concept
gram
gram [ gram ]
Definitions related to gram:
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(g) A unit of mass equal to one thousandth (1E-3) of a kilogram, the kilogram being the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI).CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A metric unit of weight equivalent to one-thousandth of a kilogram.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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A unit of weight in the metric system. One gram is equal to one thousandth of a kilogram and is approximately 30-times less than an ounce.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. One gram equals approximately 15.432 grains or 0.035 273 966 ounce.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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