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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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Summary

metric system ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,623 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: system of units[2]
  • Commons category: International System of Units[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Metric system[4]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], The New Student's Reference Work[6], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8]
  • History of topic: history of the metric system[9]
  • Uses: decimal[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
  • Wikimedia outline: outline of the metric system[12]

Why It Matters

metric system has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → metric-system
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: metric-system, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289948634|metric system (#289948634)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  2. 23w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → Metric
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Subreddit: 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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