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THE METRIC SYSTEM
Author(s) -
Johnson J. T.
Publication year - 1944
Publication title -
school science and mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1949-8594
pISSN - 0036-6803
DOI - 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1944.tb06206.x
Subject(s) - metric (unit) , citation , association (psychology) , metric system , library science , computer science , mathematics education , sociology , mathematics , epistemology , philosophy , physics , engineering , operations management , astronomy
Metric Prefixes Conversions between metric system units are straightforward because the system is based on powers of ten. For example, meters, centimeters, and millimeters are all metric units of length. There are 10 millimeters in 1 centimeter and 100 centimeters in 1 meter. Metric prefixes are used to distinguish between units of different size. These prefixes all derive from either Latin or Greek terms.