Metric system
The metric system is an internationally recognised decimalised system of measurement . It is in widespread use, and where it is adopted, it is the only or most common system of weights and measures (see metrication ). It is now known as the International System of Units (SI). It is used to measure everyday things such as the mass of a sack of flour, the height of a person, the speed of a car, and the volume of fuel in its tank. It is also used in science, industry and trade.
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The metric system is an internationally recognised decimalised system of measurement . It is in widespread use, and where it is adopted, it is the only or most common system of weights and measures (see metrication ). It is now known as the International System of Units (SI). It is used to measure everyday things such as the mass of a sack of flour, the height of a person, the speed of a car, and the volume of fuel in its tank. It is also used in science, industry and trade. |
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4. Relating SI to the real world |
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The metric system is an internationally agreed decimal system of measurement . It was originally based on the [ mètre des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) and the [ kilogramme des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) introduced by the French First Republic in 1799, [1] but over the years the definitions of the metre and the kilogram have been refined, and the metric system has been extended to incorporate many more units. Although a number of variants of the metric system emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the term is now often used as a synonym for "SI" [Note 1] or the " International System of Units "—the official system of measurement in almost every country in the world. |
| 2016 |
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The metric system is an internationally agreed decimal system of measurement . It was originally based on the [ mètre des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) and the [ kilogramme des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) introduced by the French First Republic in 1799, [1] but over the years the definitions of the metre and the kilogram have been refined, and the metric system has been extended to incorporate many more units. Although a number of variants of the metric system emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the term is now often used as a synonym for "SI" [Note 1] or the " International System of Units "—the official system of measurement in almost every country in the world. |
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The metric system is an internationally agreed decimal system of measurement . It was originally based on the [ mètre des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) and the [ kilogramme des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) introduced by the First French Republic in 1799, but over the years the definitions of the metre and the kilogram have been refined, and the metric system has been extended to incorporate many more units. Although a number of variants of the metric system emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the term is now often used as a synonym for "SI" [Note 1] or the " International System of Units "—the official system of measurement in almost every country in the world. |
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The metric system is an internationally agreed decimal system of measurement that was originally based on the [ mètre des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) and the [ kilogramme des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) introduced by the French First Republic in 1799. Over the years, the definitions of the metre and the kilogram have been refined, and the metric system has been extended to incorporate many more units. Although a number of variants of the metric system emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the term is now often used as a synonym for "SI" [Note 1] or the " International System of Units "—the official system of measurement in almost every country in the world. |
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The metric system is an internationally agreed decimal system of measurement that was originally based on the [ mètre des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) and the [ kilogramme des Archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) introduced by France in 1799. Over the years, the definitions of the metre and kilogram have been refined and the metric system has been extended to incorporate many more units. Although a number of variants of the metric system emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the term is now often used as a synonym for "SI" [Note 1] or the " International System of Units "—the official system of measurement in almost every country in the world. |
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The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement that was originally based on the [ mètre des archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) and the [ kilogramme des archives ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) introduced by France in 1799. Over the years, the definitions of the metre and kilogram have been refined and the metric system extended to incorporate many more units. Although a number of variants of the metric system emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the term is now often used as a synonym for "SI" or the " International System of Units " ([" Système international d'unités "] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup ( help ) ) - the official system of measurement in almost every country in the world. |
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4. International System of Units 6. Conversion and calculation errors |
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The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement . France was first to adopt a metric system, in 1799, and a metric system is now the official system of measurement , used in almost every country in the world. The United States is the only industrialised country that has not defined a metric system as its official system of measurement, although the use of a metric system has been sanctioned for use there since 1866. [1] Although the United Kingdom committed to officially adopting a metric system for many measurement applications, it is still not in universal use there and the customary imperial system is still in common and widespread use. Although the originators intended to devise a system that was equally accessible to all, it proved necessary to use prototype units under the custody of government or other approved authorities as standards. Until 1875, control of the prototype units of measure was maintained by the French Government when it passed to an inter-governmental organisation – the Conférence générale des poids et mesures (CGPM). It is now hoped that the last of these prototypes can be retired by 2014. |
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The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement , first adopted by France in 1791, that is the common system of measuring units used by most of the world. It exists in several variations, with different choices of fundamental units , though the choice of base units does not affect its day-to-day use. Over the last two centuries, different variants have been considered the metric system. Since the 1960s the International System of Units (" Système international d'unités " in French , hence "SI") has been the internationally recognised standard metric system. Metric units are universally used in scientific work, and widely used around the world for personal and commercial purposes. A standard set of prefixes in powers of ten may be used to derive larger and smaller units from the base units. |
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The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement , first adopted by France in 1791, that is the common system of measuring units used by most of the world. It exists in several variations, with different choices of fundamental units , though the choice of base units does not affect its day-to-day use. Over the last two centuries, different variants have been considered the metric system. Since the 1960s the International System of Units (" Système International d'Unités " in French , hence "SI") has been the internationally recognised standard metric system. Metric units are widely used around the world for personal, commercial and scientific purposes. A standard set of prefixes in powers of ten may be used to derive larger and smaller units from the base units. |
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The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement . It exists in several variations, with different choices of base units , though the choice of base units does not affect its day-to-day use. Over the last two centuries, different variants have been considered the metric system. Since the 1960s the International System of Units (" Système International d'Unités " in French , hence "SI") has been the internationally recognised standard metric system. Metric units are widely used around the world for personal, commercial and scientific purposes. A standard set of prefixes in powers of ten may be used to derive larger and smaller units. However, the prefixes for multiples of one thousand are the most commonly used. |
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4. Coincidental similarities to real-life values |
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The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement . It exists in several variations, with different choices of base units , though the choice of base units does not affect its day-to-day use. Over the last two centuries, different variants have been considered the metric system. Since the 1960s the International System of Units (SI) (" Système International d'Unités " in French , hence "SI") has been the internationally recognised standard metric system. Metric units are widely used around the world for personal, commercial and scientific purposes. A standard set of prefixes in multiples of 10 may be used to derive larger and smaller units. However, the prefixes for multiples of 1000 are the most commonly used. |
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The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement based on the metre and the gram . It exists in several variations, with different choices of base units , though these do not affect its day-to-day use. Over the last two centuries, different variants have been considered the metric system. Since the 1960s the International System of Units (SI) (" Système International d'Unités " in French , hence "SI") has been the internationally recognised standard metric system. Metric units of mass, length, and electricity are widely used around the world for both everyday and scientific purposes. |
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3. Metric systems other than the 'modern metric system' (SI) |
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The metric system is a system of units for measurement developed in late 18th century France to replace the disparate systems of measures then in use with a unified, natural and universal system. In the early metric system there were several fundamental or base units, the grad or grade for angles, the metre for length, the gram for weight and the litre for capacity. These were derived from each other via the properties of natural objects. Other units were derived from these fundamental units. |
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