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Metric System
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Term | Definition |
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Unit | Meter, Gram, Liter |
Length | The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body. |
Prefix | Add (something) at the beginning as a prefix or introduction. |
Volume | The amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great. |
Weight/Mass | Mass refers loosely to the amount of "matter" in an object (though "matter" may be difficult to define), whereas weight refers to the force exerted on an object by gravity. |
Micron | A unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, used in many technological and scientific fields. |