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metric system

decimal system of units that uses the metre as the basis for its unit of length
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metric system

Summary

metric system ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • metric system's image is recorded as FourMetricInstruments.JPG[2].
  • metric system's subclass of is recorded as system of units[3].
  • metric system's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 005676286[4].
  • metric system's Commons category is recorded as International System of Units[5].
  • metric system's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D008792[6].
  • metric system's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06n2y[7].
  • metric system's MeSH tree code is recorded as E05.978.539[8].
  • metric system's HDS ID is recorded as 013754[9].
  • metric system's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metric system[10].
  • metric system's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10640919[11].
  • metric system's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • metric system's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[13].
  • metric system's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • metric system's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • metric system's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • metric system's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/metric-system-measurement[17].
  • metric system's BBC Things ID is recorded as ced84883-5b55-4b79-85e4-207b2e03e1a2[18].
  • metric system's history of topic is recorded as history of the metric system[19].
  • metric system's uses is recorded as decimal[20].
  • metric system's YSO ID is recorded as 14798[21].
  • metric system's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0025867[22].
  • metric system's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as systeme-metrique-reperes-chronologiques[23].
  • metric system's Quora topic ID is recorded as Metrics[24].
  • metric system's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as nederland-1813-1900/metrieke-stelsel[25].
  • metric system's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as metric-system[26].

Why It Matters

metric system ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . YSO-Wikidata mapping project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → Metric
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3984]]: Metric, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144663004|Metric (#144663004)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Directory]] #mi"
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