<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Metrication (or metrification) is the process of introducing the International System of Units, also known as SI units or the metric system, to replace a jurisdiction's traditional measuring units . Although all U.S. customary units have been redefined in terms of SI units, as of 2018 the United States is one of only seven countries, including Myanmar (Burma), Liberia, Palau, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Samoa that have not officially adopted the metric system as the primary means of weights and measures . However, both Myanmar and Liberia are reportedly essentially metric, even without official legislation in effect, while Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands are all administered by the United States under the Compact of Free Association . </P> <P> Although customary units are used more often than metric units in the U.S., the SI system is used extensively in some fields such as science, medicine, the military, automobile production and repair, and international affairs . Post 1994 federal law also mandates most packaged consumer goods be labeled in both customary and metric units . Still, most </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information . Such statements should be clarified or removed . (May 2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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