Read the following email of proposal where a manager in a bank's call centre (Peter) is asking his manager (Sally) to approve a proposal to enroll his staff on a three day sales training course. From the context, try to guess what the meaning of the words/phrases in bold are.
It spun out of control because part of the software assumed Imperial units and another part assumed metric units. The units by which we now measure physical quantities is called the S.I. (System International) system established in 1960. Within this system, the most commonly used set of units in physics are M.K.S (Metres, Kilograms, Seconds) system. The basic units are shown in Table.
Learn more about measurement units and how to use them with NPL e-Learning. 1  The ampere (A) The ampere is the SI base unit of electrical current. 2  The candela (cd) The candela is the SI base unit of luminous intensity. 3  The kelvin (K) The kelvin is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature. The kilogram (kg) The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass. The metre (m) The metre is the SI base unit of length. The mole (mol) The mole is the SI base unit of amount of substance. The second (s) The second is the SI base unit of time.