Objects can be measured in different units, depending on their size. It is important to know the conversions between metric units. When you are converting one type of unit to another you need to ...

The debate between metric and imperial measurement systems has gone on for decades, but is one truly superior? This analysis ...

This was such a major problem that in 1790, President George Washington said in his first State of the Union address that ...

No such simple relations existed in standard units of weight and measure among units of length (inches, feet, yards, miles) or among units of length, volume and weight. In other words, the French ...

A nanometer (nm) is a unit of length in the metric system, defined as one billionth (10-9) of a meter (m). The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), making the ...

A nanosecond (ns) is a unit of time in the metric system, equal to one billionth (10-9) of a second (s). The second is the base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), making the ...