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The metric system is called the International System of units. In Europe, the French oversee the system, and the name is Le Système international d'unités (SI).

So It can be called the metric system, the IS system, or the SI system.

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The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from the French "Le Système International d'Unités")

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unless it has been changed yet again the MKS (Metres, Kilograms, seconds) system became known as S.I. or System Internationale.

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The official name is Système International or International System of Units. (SI)

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