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History of the metric system, an Uncommon card
The history of the metric system began during the Age of Enlightenment with measures of length and weight derived from nature, along with their decimal multiples and fractions.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 57,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
History of the metric system quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of the metric system card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The system became the ______ of France and Europe within half a century.
Answer
standard. The system became the standard of France and Europe within half a century. From the History of the metric system article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia 95 · History of Somalia 90 · History of the metric system 86 · Brian Horrocks 80 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The system became the standard of France and Europe within half a century.
- Other measures with unity ratios were added, and the system went on to be adopted across the world.
- The first practical realisation of the metric system came in 1799, during the French Revolution, after the existing system of measures had become impractical for trade, and was replaced by a decimal system based on the kilogram and the metre.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of the metric system article was read about 57,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get History of the metric system
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of the metric system (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Goran tek-en , following request by and knowledge from Veverve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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