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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''' (or more commonly within the [[United States]] - '''standard units''') are units of measurement. It is one of two primary systems of measurement. The other, the [[metric system]], enjoys widespread use outside of the United States. Only two countries have not officially adopted the metric system - [[Liberia]] and [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/faq.html#who-not|title=FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about the metric system|format=HTML|language=English|work=U.S. Metric Association|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>
The '''United States Customary System of Units''' (or more commonly within the [[United States]] - '''standard units'''), or, in the [[United Kingdom]], '''Imperial units''' are units of measurement. It is one of two primary systems of measurement. The other, the [[metric system]], enjoys widespread use outside of the United States. Only two countries have not officially adopted the metric system - [[Liberia]] and [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/faq.html#who-not|title=FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about the metric system|format=HTML|language=English|work=U.S. Metric Association|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>
As a matter of law, all US Customary units are defined in terms of their [[Metric system|metric]] counterparts.
As a matter of law, all US Customary units are defined in terms of their [[Metric system|metric]] counterparts.