Metric System

미터법

정의

7개의 SI 기본 단위에 기반한 10진법 국제 측정 체계로, 미국, 미얀마, 라이베리아를 제외한 모든 나라에서 공식적으로 사용된다.

설명

France introduced the metric system in 1799, initially defining the meter as one ten-millionth of the Earth's quadrant. The system's power lies in its decimal structure: converting between units requires only multiplying or dividing by powers of 10 (e.g., 1 km = 1,000 m = 100,000 cm). Science, medicine, and international trade use metric universally. The US customary system, while distinct, defines all its units in terms of metric equivalents since the Mendenhall Order of 1893.

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