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What is converting measurements from one unit to another called?
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∙ 12y ago
It's usually just called conversion, or unit conversion.
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BOOKCASE
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A herd, like horses.
What is the heart of microcomputer system called?
A CPU or processor (Central Processing Unit)
What is unit of illumination?
Light intensities are usually measured in candle power. What that means is the equivalent of the light of one candle, measured at a distance of one foot, sometimes called, `foot candles' or `candellas'. +++ In the SI system the flux or "amount" of light, is measured in lumen; and the illuminence or brightness of the light, on a surface in lumens per square metre, a compound unit called the lux.
What is the basic unit of weight in the metric system?
Note that weight actually refers to force exerted due to the acceleration of gravity and the mass of an object. It is commonplace to see the terms weight and mass used interchangeably, though. The SI base unit of mass is the kilogram. The original metric system specified the gram as the base mass unit. The SI base unit of force, which technically would be the correct unit of weight is the Newton (kg*m/s2). The dyne is another 'metric' unit of force (g*cm/s2).
What is the method of converting measurements in one unit to measurements in another urn is called?
Urn?
What ratio of equivalent (equal) measurements that is used to convert a quantity from one unit to another unit is called a?
It is a conversion factor.
How is converting one unit of measure similar to converting to another unit of measure?
You don't really "convert a unit of measurement"; you convert from one unit to another. The two - "from" and "to" are always required.
What is converting one unit to another?
An example would be converting cm into metres, or converting yards into feet, it is just allowing us to use a different unit of measurement.
When you convert one unit to another how do you know which unit to place in the denominator?
You place the unit which you are converting from in the denominator.
When do you divide to convert units?
When you are converting from a small unit to a large unit.When you are converting from a small unit to a large unit.When you are converting from a small unit to a large unit.When you are converting from a small unit to a large unit.
Is it true a quantity must be divided by multiples of ten when converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
No. That principle applies for most unit conversions in the metric system, but not for all and it does not apply at all for imperial measurements.
Are you converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit or from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
The answer to that one is going to depend on two things:-- what unit you are converting from-- what unit you are converting to
Is a ratio of equivalent measurements that is used to convert a quantity expressed in one unit to another unit?
A multiplier.
What is a ratio of equivalent measurements that is used to convert a quantity expressed in one unit to another unit?
A multiplier.
What is a ratio of equivalent measurements that is used to convert a quantity expressed in one unit of another unit?
A multiplier.
What is the unit of hydrometer?
a mathimatical term called a unit of hydrometer is what the study of gravity and other measurements
