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System of measurement   /sˈɪstəm əv mˈɛʒərmənt/   Listen
System of measurement

noun
1.
A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic.  Synonym: metric.





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"System of measurement" Quotes from Famous Books



... will depend upon the system of measurement. I always carry a tape with me, and I measure them before they are skinned, by laying the animal upon the ground in a straight line, and not allowing it to be stretched by pulling at the head or tail, but taking it naturally ...
— Wild Beasts and their Ways • Sir Samuel W. Baker


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