The [[meter-kilogram-second system]] (abbreviated mks) was a system of large units of physical and chemical measure in widespread use until 1960. In that year, the [[International System of Units]] replaced it, borrowing nearly all its definitions and adding several definitions of its own.
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The '''meter-kilogram-second system''' (abbreviated mks) was a system of large units of physical and chemical measure in widespread use until 1960. In that year, the [[International System of Units]] replaced it, borrowing nearly all its definitions and adding several definitions of its own.