Metric System

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Metric System

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The international decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram. </dd>
The use of the metric system in the United States was legalized by Congress in 1866 but was not made obligatory. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use