The litre (SI spelling) or liter (American spelling) (SI symbols L or l, commonly, but incorrectly, abbreviated as ltr) is an SI accepted metric system unit of volume equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm), 1,000 cubic centimetres (cm) or 1 / 1,000 cubic metre. A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of 10 × 10 × 10 centimetres (see figure) and is thus equal to one - thousandth of a cubic metre.
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