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Measurement, Metric System of
The metric system of measurement, more correctly called the International System of Units, is a system of weights and measures agreed through a network of international agreements. Using the first two initials of its French name
Syst
è
me International d'Unit
é
s,
the International System is called SI. The foundation of the system was laid out in the Treaty of the Meter
(Convention du M
è
tre),
signed in Paris on May 20, 1875. The United States was a founding member of this metric club, having signed the original document in 1875. Forty-eight nations have signed this treaty, including all of the major industrialized countries.
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