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Most of the world uses the metric system, which is based primarily on just three standard units: the meter, the kilogram, and the second (abbreviated as mks). With just these three units, you can describe just about anything. Speed, for example, is measured in meters/second. Acceleration is m/s2 (meters per second squared). Force is kg x m/s2. Volume is m3 (meters cubed).

The English system, however, is much more complicated, and it's harder to say what is "standard". For instance, length is measured in inches, feet, miles, furlongs, etc. Volume could be tablespoons, cups, pints, gallons, barrels, firkins, etc.

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