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Metric System
Definition
| Metric System 1 | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metric System | Decimal system of units based on the meter as a unit length. |
| Length | Distance btween two points. |
| Mass | The measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object contains. |
| Volume | Amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space. |
| Meter | The metric standard for line measure; unit of distance. |
| Liter | Basic unit of volume. |
| Gram | Unit of mass. |
| Weight | A force created by the response of mass to the pull of gravity; measure of the heaviness of an object. |
| Gravity | A natural force of attraction between any two massive bodies, which is directly proportional to the product of thier masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. |
| Scale | An instrument used to measure wight. |