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Short forms of metric system units are called symbols. For example, "m" for meter and "kg" for kilogram.

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What is the German metric system called?

"Metrisches Einheitensystem," short form: "Metrisches System"


What is a short long metric foot called?

A short long metric foot is called a 'meter' in the metric system. The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is equivalent to approximately 3.28 feet in the imperial system.


What is the form of the metric system that is used in science?

That is called SI, which (in French) is short for International System.


What system of measurement?

The worldwide system of measurement is called SI (short for Système international d'unités). It is a variation of the metric system.


What kind of ton is 2200 pounds called?

2200 pounds is called a "ton" in the Imperial system and a "short ton" in the US customary system.


What is the scientific name for metric system?

Metric system simply refers to a system of measurement in which the values are decimalized (i.e. one unit differs from another by a power of 10). The metric system commonly used in the world today is referred to by many scientists as "SI" which is short for Systeme International d'Unites, French for International System of Units.


Is metric short or tall?

metric is simply metric.


How many tons are equal to 12000 pounds?

Need to clarify three tons - long ton, metric tonand short ton Avoirdupois unit of weight used in Britain, called long ton to distinguish it from short ton. 1 long ton is equal to 20 hundredweight (long) or 2240 pound. Unit of mass in metric system, also called tonne (symbol t). 1 metric ton is equal to 1000 kilogram. Avoirdupois unit of weight used in America, called short ton to distinguish it from long ton. 1 short ton is 20 hundredweight (short) or 2000 pound.


What are the different forms of a gene are called what?

Short Answer is - alleles.


What is the difference between a short ton and a metric ton?

A short ton, known in the United States simply as the "ton", is equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kilograms). The SI unit of measurement, the metric ton, or tonne, is 1,000 kilograms(2,204.62 pounds). The metric ton was introduced in 1960 to standardize measurements. Since the introduction of the metric system, the short ton is rarely used outside of the United States.


How many short tons in a metric ton?

1 metric ton is 1.1 short tons.


Was the metric system used in Rome 80AD?

The short answer is 'no'. The metric system was invented and came came into use in the time of Napoleon in France, around 1800AD, and wasn't fully accepted until late in the nineteenth century. In Britain we still are trying hard to resist it!