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MKS

MKS

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A system of measurement that uses the meter, kilogram, and second
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  • Archaic
: sistema MKS
  • The MKS system is essential for scientific experiments that require precise measurements of time, mass, and length.

A Joule is the energy in MKS units, MKS meters, kilograms, seconds units.

Examples

  • To calculate force, you can use the MKS system that defines mass in kilograms and distance in meters.

  • In physics, we often measure energy using MKS units, consisting of meters, kilograms, and seconds.

  • A Joule is the energy in MKS units, MKS meters, kilograms, seconds units.

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Synonyms

metric system
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A system of measurement using meters, kilograms, and seconds

is the specific system defined by the meter kilogram and second

Surface Forms

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Morphology

MKS = meter + kilogram + second (opaque) = M + K + S

MKS is an initialism whose letters represent separate unit names; the letters themselves are not productive morphemes in English, so the meaning cannot be derived from the letter-forms without knowing the expansion.

Etymology

MKS comes from the first letters of three basic units: meter, kilogram, and second. It literally stands for those units, so MKS means a measurement system built on 'length', 'mass', and 'time', which is why scientists use it for clear, shared calculations.