The metric system is a decimal-based system of measurement. The current international standard for the metric system is the International System of Units...
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guide to the metric system: Metric system – various loosely related systems of measurement that trace their origin to the decimal system of measurement...
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up metric or -metric in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Metric or metrical may refer to: Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of...
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System of Units, internationally known by the abbreviation SI (from French Système international d'unités), is the modern form of the metric system and...
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Metrication in the United States (redirect from Metric system in the United States)
the process of introducing the International System of Units, also known as SI units or the metric system, to replace a jurisdiction's traditional measuring...
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Metrication (redirect from Adoption of the metric system)
the metric system of measurement. All over the world, countries have transitioned from local and traditional units of measurement to the metric system. This...
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The history of the metric system began during the Age of Enlightenment with measures of length and weight derived from nature, along with their decimal...
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the metric system, with six of these dating back to the system's introduction in the 1790s. Metric prefixes have also been used with some non-metric units...
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Metrication in Canada (redirect from Canada metric system)
While Canada has converted to the metric system for many purposes, there is still significant use of non-metric units and standards in many sectors...
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metric system (original French term Système des Méchaniciens) is a non-standard system of units, which does not comply with the International System of...
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