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What is a unit of measurement?
What is a unit of measurement?
- A constant value adopted by law
- An arbitrary value used for comparison
- A definite magnitude of a quantity defined by convention or by law (correct)
- A variable quantity defined by convention
Why are units of measurements used?
Why are units of measurements used?
- To standardize the comparison of different quantities (correct)
- To limit the range of possible values for a quantity
- To complicate the process of measurement
- To introduce variation in measurements
How can any quantity of a kind be expressed in terms of a unit of measurement?
How can any quantity of a kind be expressed in terms of a unit of measurement?
- By comparing it with an arbitrary value
- By representing it as a function
- By expressing it as a multiple of the unit of measurement (correct)
- By adjusting its scale
Which statement about units of measurement is true?
Which statement about units of measurement is true?
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