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Name the number that is the basis for the Metric System and SI System of Measurement?
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10, and its negative and positive powers.
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What is the basis for some of the standards of the metric system?
The number ten forms the basis.
What is the shape of metric system?
The metric system is a basis for measurements. It has no shape.
What is the basis of the metric measuring system?
Multiplication and division by 10 and its multiples.
What is SI in math subject?
SI is the system of standard units used in science. An abbreviation for Systeme Internationaland and is the basis of the metric system.
How is the Greek development system of measurement using sun measurements important to ancient civilization?
The basis for a calendar.
Is metric more accurate than standard?
First of all, the metric unit IS the standard unit. It is the international standard, and only a few countries don't use it yet. It is not any more accurate - the inch, for example, is defined on the basis of the meter, so it is just as accurate. However, the metric system can help avoid confusions - for example, different countries used to have, and in part still have, different definitions for the pound. The main advantage of the metric system lies in its standardization - people all over the world using the SAME measurements.
What number is the basis for the Arabic numbering system?
10
Origins of imperial and metric?
Before humans created systems of measurement, like the metric system, many cultures used local customs for measuring objects. The English at one time used grains of barley as their standard for measurement! However, as you can guess, all grains of barley are not the same, so their system was not at all accurate. During the 17th century, forward thinking people realized that a standard system was needed for accurate and consistent measurement. Gabriel Mouton, a clergyman from France, proposed a decimal measurement system in 1670 AD based on the length of one minute of the Earth's circumference. The French astronomer Jean Picard suggested that the length of a pendulum that swung once per second should be the standard unit for measuring in 1671 AD. These were much more accurate than local custom forms of measurement, as they were based on physical laws of motion. These were the beginnings of measurement systems as we know them and over the years they have taken many forms. It wasn't until the 1790s that the "metric system" was created. The National Assembly of France requested that the French Academy of Sciences invent an accurate, standard system of weights and measures in 1790 AD. The system they created was simple and scientific and was adopted by the French in 1795 AD. This was, of course, the metric system. Although adopted by the French government, the French people were not required to use this form of measurement until 1840! This earliest form of the metric system had the unit of measure equaling a fraction of the earth's circumference. This fraction was 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the longitudinal line near Barcelona, Spain/Dunkerque, France and the North Pole. This unit of length was called the metre, based on the Greek word metron, which means measure. The metre, as stated above, is the standard measure of length in the metric system. The unit for fluid capacity was originally a cubic decimeter, which became known as the liter. The unit for mass is a cubic centimeter of water at about 4 degrees centigrade, as that is when the unit weighs the most. That unit for mass became known as the gram. Over the years, these units of measurement have been replaced by even more accurate ones. Other units of measure have also been added to the system. The General Conference for Weight and Measures, an international group of scientists that meets to revise the metric system, gave this measurement system the name "Systeme International d'Unites" in 1960. Today, the metric system has been adopted by most major countries. The United States is the only major country that still has a very limited use of this system of measurement. U.S. businesses have converted to this system, though, due to the fact they are competing in a global market that is based on the metric system. Timeline of Important Dates In The History Of The Metric System - 1670: Gabriel Mouton proposed his decimal system of measurement based on a fraction of the Earth's circumference. - 1671: Jean Picard proposed the swinging pendulum as a measure of length. - 1790: The National Assembly of France asked the French Academy of Sciences to create a standard system of weights and measures. - 1795: France adopted the metric system. - 1840: French government required all Frenchmen to convert to the metric system. - 1866: Congress legalized the use of the metric system in the United States. However, its use was not required. - 1875: The Treaty of the Meter was signed at the close of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures conference. - 1957: The U.S. Army and Marine Corps adopted the metric system. Used as the basis for their weapons and equipment. - 1965: Great Britain began adopting the metric system. - 1988: Congress passed the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act. This act called for all federal government agencies to use the metric system for business by the end of 1992.
Who invented the centimeter?
A committee composed of well-known French mathematicians devised the metric system with the meter as the basis. The centimeter is merely derived from the meter.
How many pounds of paper is 90000 sheets of paper?
This depends on the size of the sheet and basis weight of the sheet. The basis weight is weight of sheet in gram or pound for a unit area. In metric system it is gm/m2.
Was the metric system invented in China?
No. The basis of the metric system was invented in France, and the basis of it was that the (kilo)metre should be 1/1000 of one quarter of the circumference of the Earth at the Equator. We now know that that measurement was in error, but the error is known. [Napoleon had a bit to do with it!] Eventually, reliance on physical standards (such as a metre rod) was abandoned for all measures, except the kilogram, where a physical mass is still the standard. All the other quantities, including the Volt and so on are now all referred by clever experiments to fundamental physical processes. Time for example is defined as that one second corresponds to a known number of vibrations of a particular atomic transition. Much work has gone on in recent years to improve the definitions. The international body in charge of this system is the Bureau Poids et Measure in France. Look up BIPM in wikipedia.org. This organization also defines the names of multiples and submultiples, such as Atto and kilo. I understand that the Metric System has always been a legal measure in the US, but not commonly used in commerce.
What Swedish astronomer in 1742 developed a temperature measurement system?
Anders Celsius developed a scale for temperature measurement in 1742 that used the freezing and boiling points of water as its basis. This became know as both the Centigrade Scale and the Celsius Scale.
