Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781260159363
Author: Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
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Scientific units are the metric system used in science. It includes a chain of measuring units that are accepted by the scientific world. The unit is any standard used for making a comparison in the measurement. The basic units used in the metric system are meter, kilogram, second, and Kelvin. Scientific measurements are based on the metric system.
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