Definition:System of Measurement/Examples

Examples of Systems of Measurement
There are various conventions, as follows:
 * SI units (Système International), which evolved from the MKS system
 * MKS, that is, Metre-Kilogram-Second
 * CGS, that is, Centimetre-Gram-Second
 * Imperial or FPS: that is, Foot-Pound-Second.
 * Metric System: a more-or-less colloquial name for the system of measurement of values derived from length based on the metre.

There are other more specialized ones.