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The metric, or SI, system has seven base units from which all other units are derived. They are;

metre, distance.

second, time.

kilogram, mass.

ampere, electrical current.

kelvin, temperature.

candela, luminous intensity.

mole, amount of substance.

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Why is the Metric System called the Metric System?

Because it is a system for MEASURING. The word 'METRIC' is derived from the word 'METRE', which is the fundamental unit of distance in this system. It also means a type of rhythm. The repeating rhythm in this system is the number ten.


What is a metric system?

The metric system is based on joining one of a series of prefixes, including kilo-, hecto-, deka-, deci-, centi-, and milli-, with a base unit of measurement, such as meter, liter, or gram.


What metric system do i use to measure the thickness of a dime?

There is only one metric system. The relevant units, within that system would be millimetres.


Different shape symmetric system from English metric system?

One example of a different shape symmetric system is the CGS system, which stands for centimeter-gram-second. In this system, the fundamental units are the centimeter for length, the gram for mass, and the second for time. Another example is the MKS system, which stands for meter-kilogram-second, where the fundamental units are the meter for length, the kilogram for mass, and the second for time.


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 system is the metric system based on?

The current metric system is officially known as SI units, from the French for international system. It is based on the metre, kilogram, second metric system which used the metre, kilogram and second as its fundamental units. Before the metre,kilogram,second, there was an older version based on centimetre, gram, second.


What is the fundamental until of temperature in the metric system?

The kelvin. a change of one (degree) kelvin is the same as a change of one degree Celsius (one hundredth of the difference between the freezing and boiling points of water at Standard pressure.


What metric system would you use if you wanted the mass of a man?

The is only one Metric System. That is the one you would use. The units you use to measure mass is the kilogram (Kg).


One of the reasons the metric system is easier to use is that?

all units are in multiples of ten


What is centimeters and meters?

The meter is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundred centimeters.


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 SI and the metric system the same thing?

This is one question where no clear "yes" or "no" can be given. Metric system is a general term for several systems of units. SI is one of them, based (among other units) on meter, kilogram, second. It is in the subcategory of MKS (thus called for those three base units). Older systems (also labelled "metric systems) were often CGS, in other words, the base units included centimeter, gram, and second.