Imperial units

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The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and which continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments.

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