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It is an anachronism ....
Most of the world has switched to the metric system now, even the US is supposed to use it, but still refuses.
The "Imperial" System is complicated.
1 foot = 12 inch
1 yard = 3 foot
1 mile = 1760 yard
and it uses weird fractions like 7/64 inch
while the metric system is more logical
1 mm = 1000 µm
1 m = 1000 mm
1 km = 1000 m
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Is the unit inch from the English system or international system?
English.
What metric unit is closet to an inch in the English system?
There is no individual unit in the Metric system that is near one inch in the English system, I'm afraid.
What is an example of an English measurement that is NOT used in the Metric system?
An inch is such a measure.
What is the metric unit of measurement similar to an inch in the English system?
a centimeter is closest
How thick is 1000 mil?
mil refers to 1/1000 th if it is in the english system then it would be 1 inch.
Which unit is an si base unit?
There are seven SI Base Units. These are:metre -distancekilogram -masssecond -timeampere -electric currentkelvin -thermodynamic temperaturecandela -luminous intensitymole -amount of substanceAll other SI units are called Derived Units.Read more: at the related link
What is the nation that developed the inch pound system?
The British Empire started using Imperial Units around 1825, which is the closest to the units that we still use today (inch, pound, foot, ton, mile, etc.). Before 1825 the British Empire was using English Units, which were very similar to the Imperial Unit, with more units of measurment in between. For example, you had the Digit (3/4 inch), the Finger (7/8 inch), the Hand (4 inches), the Nail (3 digits), the Palm (3 inches). And the inch itself was made up of 3 barleycorns. The barleycorn being the smallest of the English Units
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 is a meter in English?
39 inch
What is a linear definition used in English?
Inch
What is the English system for length and mass?
The English system is inch, foot, yard, mile for length. Mass (like weight) is ounce, pound, and ton. 12 inches in a foot 3 feet in a yard 1,760 yards in a mile 16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton
What is the difference of english system to metric system?
The english system is the metric system. There is no difference.
