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| | |  SI - Cultural issues: Encyclopedia II - SI - HistoryThe metric system was created during the French Revolution. On August 1, 1793 the National Convention adopted the new decimal "metre" with a provisional length as well as the other decimal units with preliminary definitions and terms. On April 7, 1795 (Loi du 18 germinal, an III) the terms gramme and kilogramme repaced the former terms "gravet" and "grave".
After the 18 Brumaire Year VIII, the metric system was definitively adopted in France by the First Consul Bonaparte, (the later Napoleon I) on Decembre 10, 1799 (Loi ...
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SI - Spelling variations.
Several nations, notably the United States, typically use the spellings 'meter' and 'liter' instead of 'metre' and 'litre' in keeping with standard American English spelling. In addition, the official US spelling for the SI prefix 'deca' is 'deka'.
The unit 'gram' is also sometimes spelled 'gramme' in English-speaking countries other than the United States, though that is an older spelling and its use is declining.
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