This metric system had as its fundamental unit of length the meter, defined to be a small fraction of the length of a meridian of the earth. Other units of length were decimal multiples or fractions ...

The metric system is used to measure the length, mass or capacity of an object. Length is measured in millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m) or kilometres (km). Mass or ...

Length Weight/Mass Volume Imperial: Fluid ounce (fl oz), pint, quart, gallon The metric system’s simplicity lies in its decimal structure (e.g., 1 meter = 100 centimeters), making conversions ...

A nanometer (nm) is a unit of length in the metric system, defined as one billionth (10-9) of a meter (m). The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), making the ...

The metric system is used to measure the length, mass or capacity of an object. Length is measured in millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m) or kilometres (km). Mass or ...

or among units of length, volume and weight. In other words, the French introduced not only national standards, but a system of standards. It survives today as the metric system.