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The [[centimeter-gram-second system]] (abbreviated cgs) of physical units of measure is a nearly obsolete system that was in widespread use in the nineteenth century, until the [[meter-kilogram-second system]] (mks), with its much larger units, replaced it. The main distinguishing feature of the cgs system is that most of its units are named for the physical properties they are supposed to measure, rather than for famous scientists, as is the case with the mks and [[International System of Units|SI]] systems.

The '''centimeter-gram-second system''' (abbreviated cgs) of physical units of measure is a nearly obsolete system that was in widespread use in the nineteenth century, until the [[meter-kilogram-second system]] (mks), with its much larger units, replaced it. The main distinguishing feature of the cgs system is that most of its units are named for the physical properties they are supposed to measure, rather than for famous scientists, as is the case with the mks and [[International System of Units|SI]] systems.

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