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Metric System

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Noun

1. metric system

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

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Metric System

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noun
any decimal system of units based on the metre. For scientific purposes the Système International d'Unités (SI units) is used

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Metric System

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any of various decimal systems of weights and measures; now, esp., the SI system, in which the centimeter, gram, and second or the meter, kilogram, and second are the basic units
see the table of weights and measures in the Reference Supplement

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Metric System

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n.
A decimal system of units based on the meter as a unit length, the kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as a unit time. See Table at measurement.

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