AN interesting note on the metre, kilogram, second and ‘another unit’ system of units by Prof. G. Giorgi has been published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (I.E.C.) the ...

Although the United States hasn’t adopted the metric system as the sole system of measurement, in reality, we use the metric system every day. “This is particularly the case in medicine ...

Conversions between metric system units are easy because the system is based on powers of ten. For example, there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter, 1000 meters in 1 kilometer. Conversely, there are 1 ...

The metric system, also known as the International System of Units (SI), originated in late 18th-century France during the French Revolution.

While most of the rest of the world uses the metric system (formally known as the International System of Units, or SI), the United States uses the U.S. Customary System, which—fun fact—is ...