system of measurement

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System of measurement
A system of measurement is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating them to each other. Systems of measurement have historically been important, regulated and defined for the purposes of science and commerce. Examples of systems of measurement in modern use include the metric system, the imperial system, and United States customary units.

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system of measurement

Noun
1. a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
(synonym) metric
(hypernym) measure, quantity, amount
(hyponym) system of weights and measures