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The base unit of time is the second. A second is the time it takes a cesium 133 atom to oscillate 9 192 631 770 times.

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Q: What is the standard unit for time in the metric system and the English system?
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Why is the english system bad?

The English system isn't bad as such, it's just an idea that has outlived its time. The metric system is better suited to the modern world, not least because it has become the universal standard.


What is metric English units?

As far as I am aware, the second (measure of time) is the only unit common to the English and metric system.


What is the standard unit for time in the metric system?

Seconds with the abbreviation s.


What is the fundamental unit that is the same in the metric system and english system?

Seconds, as a measure of time.


What are the metric units for time?

there is no real metric unit. The SI unit is the second


What is a standard metric unit of time?

The standard metric unit of time is a second (s).


What are some reason that the si system uses metric uinits and not the English system?

Only three countries still cling to the "English" system, whereas the whole world uses metric. The SI units were established in 1960 as part of a review of the metric system used at the time; it uses metric units because it is the current version of the metric system.


What is the standard unit for time in the English system?

A second


What is a metric time system?

Metric time is the measure of time interval using the metric system, which defines the second as the base unit of time, and multiple and submultiple units formed with metric prefixes, such as kiloseconds and milliseconds.


Is the measurement kHz English or Metric system?

Both. It is the inverse of the unit of time (second) which is used by both systems.


What is tme metric system?

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Why is time not decimalized in the metric system?

Time is not decimalized in the metric system because it is bound to change because of the revolution of the earth.