Section 2
Units
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Length
Length is a physical measurement of distance that is fundamentally measured in the SI unit of a meter.

Mass
Mass is the quantity of matter that an object contains, as measured by its resistance to acceleration.

Time
Time is the fundamental physical quantity of duration and is measured by the SI Unit known as the second.

Prefixes and Other Systems of Units
SI prefixes precede a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or fraction of the unit.

Converting Units
Converting between units can be done through the use of conversion factors or specific conversion formulas.