My appology. I had forgotton to add usma address. The mail was for most members since I find quite a confusion about 'METRIC' and What metric is? Most of us confuse *metric and decimal* without considering its relation to the lenght unit METRE.
Brij B. Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
When we write 'Metric System' it definitely is not hyphenated. TheFrom: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Metric- What is? Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:21:49 -0700Did you, in fact, intend to reply to the USMA list? Bill Potts >-----Original Message----- >From: Brij Bhushan Vij [mailto:metricvij@;hotmail.com] >Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 14:15 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Metric- What is?
progress of metric reform from cgs, mks, MKSA, Rationalised MKSA to SI has traveled a long way. But, most among the SI familyare still confused: as to What METRIC is? I try and differentiate as:
Metric Vs Decimal
�Metric, pertain to or of the metre; -system, decimal measuring system with the metre, & litre and the gram determined by it, as the unit of length,capacity and weight; the prefixing to the metre etc., of the Greek derived �deca-, hecto-, kilo-,� denoting multiplication by 10, 100, 1000 as in the kilometre of 1000 metres; that of the Latin derived �deci-,centi-, milli-� denoting division by 10, 100, 1000 as in decilitre, one-tenth of a litre�.
*In short anything that is DECIMAL is *not necessarily metric*
BUT every thing that is related to METRE *got to be decimal* to belong to SI-metric.
Brij B. Vij<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: [USMA:22903] RE: Mishmash of units at the liquor store
>>Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:03:20 -0700
>>
>>"Metric" is understood, in today's context, to mean SI. However, "modern
>>metric system" indicates SI unambiguously.
>>
>>"Metric-system" is incorrect. The term is never hyphenated.
>>
>>In general, though, metric does not necessarily mean SI. Erg, dyne, gauss,
>>oersted, curie, and so on are all metric, but they are not SI.
>>
>>Therefore, "non-SI" does not mean "non-metric." Most non-SI units accepted
>>for use with SI (either unconditionally or in specialized fields) are, in
>>fact, metric. Exceptions include knot and nautical mile, which, although
>>they are currently officially defined in terms of meters per second and
>>whole meters, respectively, are not actually metric.
>>
>>Bill Potts, CMS
>>Roseville, CA
>>http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On
>> >Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 13:45
>> >To: U.S. Metric Association
>> >Subject: [USMA:22902] RE: Mishmash of units at the liquor store
>> >
>> >
>> >Apologies. I accidentally posted this to your email address instead of
>> >the list. Here it is in the list.
>> >
>> >Bill Potts wrote:
>> >>SI (sometimes [unofficially] clarified as "SI-metric") is simply the
>> >>current version of the metric system.
>> >
>> >[...other interesting stuff snipped so that I can concentrate on the key
>> >point...]
>> >
>> >Can I use 'metric', 'metric-system' and 'SI' as synonyms?
>> >
>> >And if something is 'non-SI' is it also 'non-metric'?
>> >
>> >--
>> >Terry Simpson
>> >Human Factors Consultant
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >www.connected-systems.com
>> >Phone: +44 7850 511794
>> >
>
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