Definition of Measurement in physics

MEASUREMENT “is the determination of the size/magnitude

of something. By comparing that unknown quantity with some
standard quantity of equal nature, known as measurement unit.
Measurement can also be defined as "Comparison of an unknown
quantity with some known quantity of the same kind".
Measurement of an object consists of: (1)- the unit of
measurement. (2)- the number of units the object measures.

Systems of Unit of Measurement

 There are different standard and unit of system used in the word.
Few common system of measurements are:

CGS unit system

 In CGS unit system, length is measured in centimeter, mass is
measured in gram and time is measured in second.

Length Mass Time

centimeter gram second

MKS unit
 In MKS system, length is measured in meter, mass is measured
in kilogram and time is measured in second.

Length Mass Time

meter kilogram second

Two System of Measurement:

 Metric
 English
 Number Prefix Symbol
10 12
Tera T
109 Giga G
106 Mega Mg
104 Myra My
103 Kilo K
102 Hecto H
109 Deka Dk
10−1 Deci Dc
10−2 Senti C
10−3 Milli M
10−6 Micro M
10−9 Nano N
10−12 Pico P
 Prefixes of Units of Measurement