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  What is a metre (meter)?

A metre (symbol: m), or meter, is the unit of length at the base of the International System of Units (SI).  The French Academy of Sciences was the first institution to officially define the length of a metre. In 1983, a new definition replaced the previous one.  Since then, a metre is the equivalent of the distance light travels in free space in 1 / 299,792,458 of a second.

 
  What is a yard?

A yard (symbol: yd) is a length unit used in the English, Imperial and U.S. customary units' systems.  It is the equivalent of 0.9144 metre in the International System (SI), 36 inches in the Imperial System and 3 feet in the U.S. Customary System.

 
 

What is the proper appellation of the "Système international d'unités" in other languages?  Must we always use the French appellation?

The French abbreviation for the "Système international" is SI.  Hence, SI is the universal abbreviated form of this particular system.  Show SI in other languages / Hide

 
  What are the Metric System prefixes?

The Metric System prefixes are:
 
Prefix Abbr. Meaning

deka

da

10

hecto

h

100

kilo

k

1000

mega

M

106 (million)

giga

G

109 (billion)

tera

T

1012 (trillion)

peta

P

1015 (quadrillion)

exa

E

1018 (quintillion)

zetta

Z

1021 (sextillion)

yotta

Y

1024 (septillion)

deci

d

1/10

centi

c

1/100

milli

m

1/1000

micro

µ

1/106

nano

n

1/109

pico

p

1/1012

femto

f

1/1015

atto

a

1/1018

zepto

z

1/1021

yocto

y

1/1024

 
 

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Worldwide use of the Metric System and Date of Metrication

* The United States of America, Burma and Liberia have not yet adopted the Metric System (SI).

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U.S. unit Metric equivalent
Metric unit U.S. equivalent
 

Inch (in)

Centimeter (cm)

2.54 centimeters

0.394 inch

Foot (ft)

Meter (m)

0.305 meter

3.28 feet

Yard (yd)

Meter (m)

0.914 meter

1.09 yard

Mile (mi)

Kilometer (km)

1.61 kilometer

0.621 mile

Square inch (in2)

Square centimeter (cm2)

6.45 square centimeters (cm2)

0.155 square inch (in2)

Square foot (ft2)

Square meter (m2)

0.093 square meter (m2)

10.8 square feet (ft2)

Square yard (yd2)

Square meter (m2)

0.836 square meter (m2)

1.2 square yard (yd2)

Square mile (mi2)

Square kilometer (km2)

2.56 square kilometers (km2)

0.386 square mile (mi2)

Acre

Hectare (ha)

0.405 hectare

2.47 acres

Cubic foot (ft3)

Cubic meter (m3)

0.028 cubic meter (m3)

35.28 cubic feet (ft3)

Quart (qt)

Liter (l)

0.946 liter

1.06 quart

Gallon

Cubic inch (in3)

231 cubic inches (in3)

0.0043 gallon

Ounce (oz)

Gram (g)

28.3 grams

0.035 ounce

Pound (lb)

Kilogram (kg)

0.454 kilogram

2.2 pounds


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