do you mean the "decimal system," if so everything is divided into tens eg: 10mm=1cm, 10cm=1dm,10dm=1decametre, 10 decametres= 1metre. OR
100cm=1M
1000metres= 1 kilo metre (KM)
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The metric system is based on units of ten, making it a decimal system. The base unit of length is the meter, the base unit of mass is the gram, and the base unit of volume is the liter. Prefixes such as kilo, centi, and milli are used to denote multiples and fractions of these base units.
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The metric system is based on the number 10. This means that all units in the metric system are related to each other by powers of 10, making it easy to convert between different units.
A system of measurement based on ten is known as the metric system. In this system, units are based on powers of ten, making conversions between different units simple and straightforward. The metric system is widely used around the world for its ease of use and consistency.
you are dividing it by ten if you are going up, times it by ten if you are going down.
The metric system is based upon powers of ten. Metric units are designed to increase or decrease by a factor of ten or by many factors of ten. For example the micrometer is one millionth of a meter, in other words a micrometer is 10-6 meters, which is a difference of six powers of ten.