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What are the origin of the English units inch foot and mile?
The United States system of units is similar to the British imperial system. Both systems are derived from English units, a system which had evolved over the years before American independence, and which had its roots in Roman and Anglo-Saxon units. ~Wikipedia
What are the disadvantages of Huffman coding over arithmetic coding?
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What is a serial measurement?
A series of measurements looking for an increase or decrease over time.
How many mils are in one inch?
A mil is one thousandth of an inch or 0.0001 inch.Hence, there are 1000 mils in one inch. Mils are often used as measurement in manufacturing in countries that are on the English standard. Such as the United States and some countries in South America. The rest of the world uses the metric system or meters.Mils seem to have taken hold in the manufacturing of printed circuit boards. Many countries that are using the metric system still use English Mils for electronic manufacturing.Doing a quick search for PCB manufacturing or manufactures you will see the term Mils all over the place. The reason for this is the United States was the dominate leader in electronic manufacturing when it was in its infancy.Keeping it in the electronic industry is the cost of developing manufacturing equipment using the metric system to replace current English equipment.
I can lift ab29 kilogram weight over my head ten times before I get tired. write this measurement to the correct number of significantfigures.?
"I can lift 280 Newton over my head ten times before I get tired."
What disadvantages does the metric system have over the English method of measurement?
None. Except perhaps that if you are accustomed to the English (or American) measurements, it may be a bit hard to get accustomed to other units.
Who invented imperial measurement?
The Imperial units of measure are a combination of British and Roman units, that have been standardized over time. Go to the attached link titled "English Units", to learn a little more about various Imperial and other measures.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Oracle ERP system over the AS 400 system?
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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.
Why you use centimeters?
Centimeters are part of the SI unit, or international system of units. Scientists all over the world use this system of measurement, and is the only system of measurement that every scientist in the world uses.
What is the difference between a liter and a kilogram?
It changes over from the US system of measurement to the metric system, accepted by most of the world.
Give three advantages of the metric system over the English system of measurement?
One advantage is that it is based on 10 making it easy to move the decimal place over and when rounding. Another advantage is the that the rest of the world uses it so that we can all communicate in the language of the metric system. And lastly it has 3 units and prefixes so you just add the prefix necessary for the measurement you are looking at. The prefixes are kilo, hecto, deka, base units,deci,centi, and milli.
What are the advantages of using the SI system over the English system?
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Do scientist all over the world use metric system as their main system of measurement?
Yes The metric, or SI, system is used by scientists in every country.
Why you have metric system?
so that we have a basic measurement all over the whole world of length, volume, etc.
Do people in Nigeria use metric system?
Yes. People all over the world (except USA, Burma and Liberia) use decimalised system of measurement.
Why do we prefer to use metric units of measurements over English units of measurements?
Metric units of measurement are more fun to say.
