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metric system

DEFINITIONS OF: metric system

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n a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second

Types:
cgs, cgs system
system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds
International System, International System of Units, SI, SI system, SI unit, Systeme International, Systeme International d'Unites
a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
Type of:
system of weights and measures
system of measurement for length and weight and duration
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