"Julian Scarfe" wrote:

How can you possibly suggest that it would be more "practical" to
use kPa?

"Jukka K. Korpela" wrote in message
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Because one digit less is needed, and conversions are easier when
powers of 1,000 are used as normally.

I forgot to mention in my response, BTW, that the same number of digits *is*
required. Aviation applications require a precision of 100 Pa in measured
pressures. Your choice is between 1013 hPa or 101.3 kPa. By adding the
"daycimal", you simply make it more difficult for pilots to say.

Julian Scarfe