A number of
units of measurement
A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other quantity of that kind can be expressed as a multi ...
were used in
Haiti to measure length, area, volume, etc. Since 1921,
Metric system
The metric system is a system of measurement that succeeded the decimalised system based on the metre that had been introduced in France in the 1790s. The historical development of these systems culminated in the definition of the Interna ...
has been compulsory in Haiti.
Units before the metric system
Older units before the Metric system were British, old French, and Spanish.
Length
Several units were used in Haiti. One
toise
A toise (; symbol: T) is a unit of measure for length, area and volume originating in pre-revolutionary France. In North America, it was used in colonial French establishments in early New France, French Louisiana (''Louisiane''), Acadia (''Acadi ...
was 1.9488 m and one anne was 1.188 m, according to the legal equivalents during the transition period to metric system.
Area
One carreau was equal to 1292.3 square meters according to the legal equivalents during the transition period to metric system.
Volume
Several units were used to measure volume. Some units and their equivalents according to the transition period, are given below:
1 baril = 0.1 m
3
1 corde = 3.84 m
3
1
toise
A toise (; symbol: T) is a unit of measure for length, area and volume originating in pre-revolutionary France. In North America, it was used in colonial French establishments in early New France, French Louisiana (''Louisiane''), Acadia (''Acadi ...
= 8 m
3.
References
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