metric system
Sign in to savedecimal system of units that uses the metre as the basis for its unit of length
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The metric system is a way of measuring things based on the metre as the unit of length, organized around powers of 10 to make calculations straightforward. It matters because this decimal structure makes it easier to convert between different sizes of measurements compared to older systems with irregular conversions.
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A kilogram mass and three metric measuring devices: a tape measure in centimetres, a thermometer in degrees Celsius, and a multimeter that measures potential in volts, current in amperes and resistance in ohms.
The metric system is a system of measurement that standardises a set of base units and a nomenclature for describing relatively large and small quantities using decimal-based multiplicative unit prefixes. Though the rules governing the metric system have changed over time, the modern definition, the International System of Units (SI), defines the metric prefixes and seven base units: metre (m), kilogram (kg), second (s), ampere (A), kelvin (K), mole (mol), and candela (cd).