Unit of measurement
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- A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other quantity of that kind can be expressed as a multiple of the unit of measurement.
For example, a length is a physical quantity. The metre (symbol m) is a unit of length that represents a definite predetermined length. For instance, when referencing "10 metres" (or 10 m), what is actually meant is 10 times the definite predetermined length called "metre".
The definition, agreement, and practical use of units of measurement have played a crucial role in human endeavour from early ages up to the present. A multitude of systems of units used to be very common. Now there is a global standard, the International System of Units (SI), the modern form of the metric system.
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Elle, Elisabet Röhleken, 1828
Die viereckige Elle hat einen...
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Elle
Elle aus Obstholz mit zwei...
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Lotmaß
Das Lot war eine Maßeinheit...
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Zinnkrug
Der Zinnkrug gelangte im Zuge...
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Maßstab
Der hölzerne Maßstab, ein...
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