metric system
noun
: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and on the kilogram
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Local dialects were effectively banned, and use of the new, highly rational metric system was required.
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Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
No metric system, no Quarter Pounder.
—Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2020
The metric system itself was created during the French Revolution, then rejected under Napoleon and brought back with the July Revolution of 1830.
—James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023
Participants at the 27th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures agreed to introduce the ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto as prefixes for the International System of Units, which is better known as the metric system.
—Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
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Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
No metric system, no Quarter Pounder.
—Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2020
The metric system itself was created during the French Revolution, then rejected under Napoleon and brought back with the July Revolution of 1830.
—James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023
Participants at the 27th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures agreed to introduce the ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto as prefixes for the International System of Units, which is better known as the metric system.
—Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
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“Metric system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20system. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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metric system
noun
: a system of weights and measures based on the meter and on the kilogram
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