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Prefixes modify the scale of a Unit

Compounds
class	Prefix

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Detailed Description

A Prefix is a class that represents a change in the order of magnitude of Unit objects. Each Prefix has a name and a single-character abbreviation. All the standard Prefixes are read from the XML configuration file.

Some prefixes are to be avoided (the SI standard discourages the use of the deci- prefix, for instance). This information is stored with each prefix so that Citrus won't generate output using these prefixes.

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