Sanderson is a surname, and may refer to. 1  Alex Sanderson, English rugby union player, brother of Pat Sanderson. 2  Bill Sanderson, Tennessee politician.3  Brandon Sanderson, American fantasy author.4  Brenton Sanderson, Australian rules football player and coach.5  Cael Sanderson, American amateur wrestler.anderson is a surname, and may refer to. 1  Alex Sanderson, English rugby union player, brother of Pat Sanderson. 2  Bill Sanderson, Tennessee politician. 3  Brandon Sanderson, American fantasy author. 4  Brenton Sanderson, Australian rules football player and coach. 5  Cael Sanderson, American amateur wrestler.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element. the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.
Metric system basics. The simplicity of the metric system stems from the fact that there is only one unit of measurement (or base unit) for each type of quantity measured (length, mass, etc.). The three most common base units in the metric system are the meter, gram, and liter.The meter is a unit of length equal to 3.28 feet; the gram is a unit of mass equal to approximately 0.0022 pounds (about the mass of a paper clip); and the liter is a unit of volume equal to 1.05 quarts.etric prefixes can be used with any base unit. For example, a kilometer is 1,000 meters, a kilogram is 1,000 grams, and a kiloliter is 1,000 liters. Six common prefixes used in the metric system are listed below.