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US Customary System of Units (view source)
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: ''This article describes US Customary units. For instructions on how to convert between US Customary and metric units, see [[English and Metric Units]].''
: ''This article describes US Customary units. For instructions on how to convert between US Customary and metric units, see [[English and Metric Units]].''
The '''United States Customary System of Units''' is that system of units of measure in use in the [[United States of America]] since the United States' ratification of the [[Convention on the Meter]]. As a matter of law, all US Customary units are defined in terms of their [[Metric system|metric]] counterparts.
The '''United States Customary System of Units''' (or more commonly within the [[United States]] - '''standard units''') are units of measurement. It is one of two primary systems of measurement - with the more popular being the [[Metric System]], which is favored internationally due to its simplicity.
As a matter of law, all US Customary units are defined in terms of their [[Metric system|metric]] counterparts.
== Length ==
== Length ==