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[measurement]
A system of measurement, sometimes referred to as "foot-pound-second," after the base units of length, mass, and time, used in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries. Also known as imperial unit.