Metrology is the science of measurement. It rose up from the need to have a uniform understanding of the world around us. It was only in the 18th century that there were standards. The earliest systems of measures were based on our own body such as the foot, the yard or the inch. It would of course be dependent on who is measuring resulting in a variety of values from one location to another.

This lack of standards for measurements usually becomes a source of problems especially in commerce. Having standards becomes very important especially in modern manufacturing especially that there are hundreds of parts that need to match to build a finished products.

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