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metric system
vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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Systeme International | international decimal system of weights and measures derived from and extending the metric system of units. |
Unit---Meter Gram, Liter | a definite magnitude of a quantity |
Length | the measurement or extent of something from end to end |
Prefix | a word, letter, or number placed before another. |
Volume | the amount of space that a substance or object occupies |
Weight/mass | a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, |
Micron | a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, |