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SI, the abbreviation for Systeme International (French), refers to the International System of Weights and Measures and is commonly referred to as the metric system. It includes the standard units of measurement used in most countries except the U.S.

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The metric system is referred to as?

The SI system - International System, after its name in French.


What is the another name of SI system?

SI is also known as The International System of Units Please, do not mistake SI for the former, now obsolete, designation 'metric system'


What is the official name of the metric system?

The metric system is called the International System of units. In Europe, the French oversee the system, and the name is Le Système international d'unités (SI).So It can be called the metric system, the IS system, or the SI system.


What is the name of the system of the measurement used by most countries?

metric which is; 'System Internationale' or 'SI'.


What is the official name of the modern metric system?

The International System of Units (Système international d'unités), known by its abbreviation, the SI system.


What is also known as si or international system of units?

The metric system is the preferred system of scientific units for several reasons.The metric-based Système International or SI units are used to standardize the report or calculation of scientific quantities.


What was the name of the metric system of measurements?

imperial system * * * * * The Metric and Imperial systems are alternative systems! The metric system is properly known as the International System of Units, abbreviated, from its French name: Système international d'unités to SI units.


What is the scientific name for metric system?

Metric system simply refers to a system of measurement in which the values are decimalized (i.e. one unit differs from another by a power of 10). The metric system commonly used in the world today is referred to by many scientists as "SI" which is short for Systeme International d'Unites, French for International System of Units.


Are all metric units also system international?

No, not all metric units are part of the International System of Units (SI). The SI is a coherent system of units derived from the metric system, but it is more specific and defined, and not all metric units are included in the SI.


Official name for the metric system?

There have been several metric systems; the current official system used world-wide is called SI - Sistème International.


What is the two letter abbreviation for the metric system?

I think you are referring to SI, the international standard of measurement units agreed upon by the international scientific community. SI does not stand for the metric system per se, but it is not surprising that all of the SI units are metric since the world's preference for the metric system is almost universal. Currently there are only three countries in which the metric system is not the standard system of measurements.


What is the name of the system of measurement used by most countries around the world?

Systeme Internationale (SI)