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The metric system
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What measurement is the si system based on?
The SI system is based on multiples (and divisions) of ten. There are seven base units, all others are derived from these.
What is the decimal system of measurement?
The metric, or SI system of measurement is based on units which, in most cases, are related to larger or smaller units by multiples or factors of ten. The exception is time where the factors are 60.
Why the metric system called a decimal system of measurement?
A decimal number is a way of representing a number in such a way that the place value of each digit is ten times that of the digit to its right. Measurement units in the metric system are related to one another by multiples of powers of ten (or 1000).
WHAT is the SI system based on?
multiples of ten.
What is based on multiples of ten?
The metric system
What is a SI system multiples of what number?
ten
The metric system for measures is based on multiples of what?
ten
Is the metric system based on multiples of 100?
The metric system is not based on the multiples of 100. It is based on the multiples of ten.
Why scientists use the metric system instead of other units of measurement?
The metric system of measurement is internationally recognized and is the standard for measurements within the scientific community . It is internationally recognized and used the world over. It is also easier and more intuitive in that it is based on divisions and multiples of ten.
What advantages does the metric system have over the English method of measurement?
The English system is based on arbitrary numbers and measurements, such as 12, 36, and 5,280. The Metric system - every aspect of it - is based on even multiples of ten, both going upward, and going downward. Just ten. Nothing else.
What is measuring units with divisions that are powers of ten?
The metric system is based on multiples of ten.
The first system of measurement that was based on units of ten was the?
Metric
