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.