Editing Kilo- (section)

==Exponentiation==
When units occur in [[exponentiation]], such as in square and cubic forms, any multiplier prefix is considered part of the unit, and thus included in the exponentiation.
* 1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> means one square kilometre or the area of a [[Square (geometry)|square]] that measures 1000&nbsp;m on each side or 10<sup>6</sup>&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> (as opposed to 1000 square meters, which is the area of a square that measures 31.6&nbsp;m on each side).
* 1&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup> means one cubic kilometre or the volume of a [[cube]] that measures 1000&nbsp;m on each side or 10<sup>9</sup>&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> (as opposed to 1000 cubic meters, which is the volume of a cube that measures 10&nbsp;m on each side).