meter-kilogram-second system

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meter-kilogram-second system [′mēd·ər ′kil·ə‚gram ′sek·ənd ‚sis·təm]

(mechanics)

A metric system of units in which length, mass, and time are fundamental quantities, and the units of these quantities are the meter, the kilogram, and the second respectively. Abbreviated mks system.

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