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systems 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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