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Discover the essential symbols used in architectural plans, with samples of floor plans and the importance of measurement systems for precision in design. Learn about historical and modern units of measurement and their significance in trade and commerce.
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GENARO CANTU GARZA ARCHITECTURE GUIDE
SYSTEM OF MESUREMENT A system of measurement is a set of units of measurement which can be used to specify anything which can be measured and were historically important, regulated and defined because of trade and internal commerce. In modern systems of measurement, some quantities are designated as fundamental units, meaning all other needed units can be derived from them, whereas in the early and most historic eras, the units were given by fiat (see statutory law) by the ruling entities and were not necessarily well inter-related or self-consistent.