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- The metric system has been legal to use in the US since 1866, and became the preferred system of weights and measures for US trade and commerce in 1988123. The use of the metric system in the US lies along a continuum where some measures are entirely in metric and others are entirely devoid of it, at least at the consumer level1. Congress has established a national policy to make the metric system the preferred system of measurement for trade and commerce in the United States2. All countries have recognized and adopted the SI, including the United States4.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.It’s been legal to use the metric system since 1866, and metric became the preferred system of weights and measures for U.S. trade and commerce in 1988. Metric system use in the U.S. lies along a continuum where some measures are entirely in metric and others are entirely devoid of it, at least at the consumer level.www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/busting-myths …Congress has established a national policy to make the metric system the preferred system of measurement for trade and commerce in the United States.www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/us-metricationThe Executive Order and the Metric Conversion Law designates the SI (metric system) of measurement as the preferred system of weights and measures for use in trade and commerce, and requires the use of the SI system, to the extent economically feasible, by each federal agency and department in its procurements, grants, and other business-related activities.www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/metric-policyWhile it's true that metric use is is mandatory in some countries and voluntary in others, all countries have recognized and adopted the SI, including the United States.www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si
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