The Metric System is used in over 95 percent of the world. But in the United States, Liberia, and Burma, the English system is used. Neither is more accurate, but only 3 countries use the English system.
The English system is more ancient, and it has its roots from the then more common measurements. Hands to describe height feet yards etc. also for weight, they stemmed from stones ( 14 lbs ) ounces, pounds, hundredweight, tons etc.
The metric system is a modern system, with all measurements based on the decimal system (everything based on 10 or multiples of).
The METRIC system is based on increments of the number 10 in both volume and linear measurements. The units of linear measure are: Kilometer - 1,000; hectometer - 100; decimeter - 10; base - 1; decimeter - .1; centimeter - .01; millimeter - .001.
METRIC volume is measured in kilograms, milligrams, grams, etc., which are all based on the number 10, also.
The ENGLISH system of linear measurement is based on inches, feet, yards; 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 5,280 feet in a mile, etc.
In ENGLISH weight the measurements are based in ounces, pounds, etc., which are: 16 ounces in a pound; 2000 pounds in a ton, etc.
ENGLISH volume is based on cups, pints, quarts, gallons, etc. One cup = 8 ounces; 1 pint = 2 cups or 16 ounces; 1 quart = 4 cups or 32 ounces; 1 gallon = 16 cups or 128 ounces, etc.
the 2 kinds of mesurement are english-metric & metric-english
For just about any type of unit, different units are used between the English system and the SI (metric) system. In both systems, there are units for length, area, volume, mass, force, temperature, etc.
The metric system.
the metric system/SI
"Metric conversion" refers to the change from English units of measurement to metric units.
Metric: millilitres. Imperial: fluid ounces. English: none - there is no such system.
The English system and the metric system.
Cubic meter is a measurement of volume, and metric ton is a measurement of weight.
An inch is such a measure.
The English system and the metric system.
The English system is a measurement system; in a sense it is a metric system but it is not the metric system, so I would avoid using that word to describe it.
Meters are a metric measurement for length and a Kilogram is a metric measurement of mass, You can not convert between these units.