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What is a decimal system of weights and measures?
metric system
What is a decimal system of weights and measures that is used universally in science and commonly throughout the world?
metric system
Is the metric system of weights and measures rigorous?
Yes.
What is based on the decimal system and allows easy conversion from one unit to another?
The International System for Weights and Measures, better know as the SI or metric system.
What is the advantage of the metric system of weights and measures?
It is an international standard, and it is much easier to calculate with the metric system.
What is a decimal system of the study of weights and measures called?
Metrology
What has the author John J Keller written?
John J. Keller has written: 'The story of J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc' -- subject(s): J.J. Keller & Associates, Technical publishing 'Metrication in the United States: orientation and structure' -- subject(s): Metric system, Weights and measures 'Metric manual' -- subject(s): Handbooks, manuals, Metric system, Weights and measures 'Metric units edition' -- subject(s): Metric system, Weights and measures
Is stones imperial or metric?
Stones are units of weight in the Imperial Weights & Measures System.
Two major system of standard units use in measurement?
The metric system and standard, or English, system are two sets of standards that are used for quantifying weights and measures.
What year did the US legalise the use of metric system?
In 1869Congress legalized the use of the metric system. In 1893 the Office of Weights and Measures adopted the metric system in legally defining the yard and the pound.
What is the decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter as a units length and the kilogram as a unit mass?
The system of measurement based on the kilogram and the meter is the "metric system" also called the "International System of Units" or SI. This can also be called M.K.S System.
Who was the person to first suggest the use of a metric system?
A few philosophers and scientists had proposed a decimal system earlier, but in 1790 the National Assembly of France asked the French Academy of Sciences to invent a standard system of weights and measures. The system they developed became the metric system and it was adopted by the French government in 1795.
