Measurement is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event,

which can be compared with other objects or events.

Metric system[edit]
The metric system is a decimal system of measurement based on its units for length, the metre and
for mass, the kilogram. It exists in several variations, with different choices of base units, though
these do not affect its day-to-day use. Since the 1960s, the International System of Units (SI) is the
internationally recognised metric system. Metric units of mass, length, and electricity are widely used
around the world for both everyday and scientific purposes.

International System of Units[edit]

The International System of Units (abbreviated as SI from the French language name Système
International d'Unités) is the modern revision of the metric system. It is the world's most widely
used system of units, both in everyday commerce and in science. The SI was developed in 1960
from the metre-kilogram-second (MKS) system, rather than the centimetre-gram-second (CGS)
system, which, in turn, had many variants. During its development the SI also introduced several
newly named units that were previously not a part of the metric system. The original SI units for the
seven basic physical quantities were:[8]
A base unit (also referred to as a fundamental unit) is a unit adopted for measurement of a base
quantity. A base quantity is one of a conventionally chosen subset of physical quantities, where no
quantity in the subset can be expressed in terms of the others.

Fundamental Quantities
The quantities that do not depend on any other physical quantity for their measurement are known as
fundamental quantities. These quantities do not take support of other physical quantities for its
measurement. There are only 7 physical quantities. And rest of all other quantities are derived
quantities. They are listed below.

Fundamental Quantities along Their Units

Mass Kilogram

Time Second

Temperature Kelvin

Electric Current Ampere

Luminous Intensity Candela

Length Meter

Amount Of Substance Mole

For example: the fundamental quantity, mass, can be measured directly using balance and hence it
does not depend upon other quantity.
Derived Quantities
The Physical quantities that depend upon other physical quantity for its measurement are known as
derived quantities. The measurement of derived quantities directly depends upon other quantities. So
in order to measure the derive quantity, one must measure the quantities that it depends upon.
Except 7 fundamental quantities, all other quantities are derived quantities. Some examples of derived
quantities are:

Acceleration m/s^2

Density Kg/m^3

Pressure Pascal

Potential Difference Volt

Volume M^3

Force Newton

Speed m/s

Area M^2

Derived Quantity like speed depends upon length and time. Hence it is called derived quantities

English System of Measurement Defined

What is the English system of measurement? It is a system of weights and measures that
evolved over time and was once the de facto standard throughout much of the world. The best
definition of this system comes with the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824. This act
defined a standardized set of measures for the British Empire, known as the Imperial Units.
Here is a table listing several
examples of these:
Accuracy and Precision:Accuracy refers to the closeness of a measured
value to a standard or known value. For example, if in lab you obtain a weight
measurement of 3.2 kg for a given substance, but the actual or known weight is 10 kg,
then your measurement is not accurate. In this case, your measurement is not close to
the known value.Precision refers to the closeness of two or more measurements to
each other. Using the example above, if you weigh a given substance five times, and
get 3.2 kg each time, then your measurement is very precise. Precision is independent
of accuracy. You can be very precise but inaccurate, as described above. You can also
be accurate but imprecise.For example, if on average, your measurements for a
given substance are close to the known value, but the measurements are far from
each other, then you have accuracy without precision.A good analogy for
understanding accuracy and precision is to imagine a basketball player shooting
baskets. If the player shoots with accuracy, his aim will always take the ball close to
or into the basket. If the player shoots with precision, his aim will always take the ball
to the same location which may or may not be close to the basket. A good player will
be both accurate and precise by shooting the ball the same way each time and each
time making it in the basket.