Introduction

The word “metre” was derived from the Greek word “metron” which means to measure and
changed its spelling by the U.S into “meter” without the spelling standards. In 1790, meter was defined
by the French as one/tenth millionth the distance from North Pole through Equator along a meridian in
Paris and they also originated the International System of Units (SI Units). Meter is a primary dimension.
For SI units the most common primary dimensions are mass [m], length[L], time[t], temperature[K].
Secondary dimensions are the combination of the primary dimensions such as; unit of the speed of light
(m/s), the unit of acceleration (m/s2), the unit of area (m2), and the unit of volume (m 3) that was derived
from meters. Formulas that are currently derived from meters are dimensional homogenous.
Dimensional homogenous pertains to an equation that has a same value at both sides.