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Units of measurement
basic units of measurement in physics
Type of measurement | examples |
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SI (international agreement) | Length: meter (m) Mass: kilogram (kg) Time: seconds (s) |
CGS | Length: centimeter (cm) Mass: gram (g) Time: second (s) |
BE (British engineering- gravitational) | Length: foot (ft) Mass: Slug (sl) Time: second (s) |