Standard quantities by which comparisons are made between an object to be measured and a known quantity of the same kind (&see; measurement).
Weights and measures are fundamental to the sciences, to engineering, building, and other technical matters, and to much everyday activity. &Seealso; foot; gram; International System of Units; metre; metric system; pound.
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