THERE ARE COMMONLY THREE SYSTEMS OF UNIT. THEY ARE:-
• CGS System- (Centimeter-Gram-Second system) A metric system of measurement that uses the centimeter, gram and second for length, mass and time.
• FPS System- (Foot–Pound–Second system).
The system of units in which length is measured in foot , mass in pound and time in second is called FPS system. It is also known as British system of units.
• MKS System- (Meter-Kilogram-Second system) A metric system of measurement that uses the meter, kilogram, gram and second for length, mass and time. The units of force and energy are the "newton" and "joule."