Probably that refers to expressing length in standard (metric) units, like meters, millimeters, and kilometers, instead of some non-standard (non-metric) unit like feet, or light-years.
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∙ 13y agoThe basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter.
It means multiplying with constants from a non metric system (such as length using yards, feet, inches) to a metric system (using meters)
10mm.mm is millimeter, a metric unit of length.10mm = 1cm
k is "kilometer" which is a metric unit of length. It's equal to 1000 meters.
The basic metric unit of measure for length is the meter (m).
140 millimeters is a metric unit of length equal to about 5.51 inches.
The basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter.
The root word for length in the metric system is "meter."
It means multiplying with constants from a non metric system (such as length using yards, feet, inches) to a metric system (using meters)
140 millimeters is a metric unit of length equal to about 5.51 inches.
It means ten lots of a metric unit of length which is called a decimetre.
10mm.mm is millimeter, a metric unit of length.10mm = 1cm
k is "kilometer" which is a metric unit of length. It's equal to 1000 meters.
Length is measured in meters in the metric system.
The metric unit of length is the 'meter'.
The basic metric unit of length is the meter (m).
metric is spelled métrique in French. That means based on the universal measurement system in which the length unit is the meter.