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<p>A <b>unit of measurement</b>, or <b>unit of measure</b>, is a definite <a href="page.php?w=magnitude_%28mathematics%29">magnitude</a> of a <a href="page.php?w=quantity">quantity</a>, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same <a href="page.php?w=kind_of_quantity">kind of quantity</a>. Any other quantity of that kind can be expressed as a multiple of the unit of measurement, For example, a length is a <a href="page.php?w=physical_quantity">physical quantity</a>. The <a href="page.php?w=metre">metre</a></p><p>
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