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There are an infinite number of possible coherent unit systems, all of them totally arbitrary. Why should any system be preferred over the rest?

• saimiam 4y ago
  Because mathing in one is much easier by orders of magnitude (pun intended) in one system.
  • blix 4y ago
    OK, but why choose any one system over any others? Why chose base 10 over base 2? Why choose the current definition of the meter as opposed to some other length?