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<p>A <b>system of units of measurement</b>, also known as a <b>system of units</b> or <b>system of measurement</b>, is a collection of <a href="page.php?w=units_of_measurement">units of measurement</a> and rules relating them to each other. Systems of measurement have historically been important, regulated and defined for the purposes of science and <a href="page.php?w=wikt%3Acommerce">commerce</a>. Instances in use include the <a href="page.php?w=International_System_of_Units">International System of Units</a> or  (the modern form of the <a href="page.php?w=metric_system">metric system</a>),</p><p>
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