usesMeasurementSystem

P1872
predicate

Indicates that one entity adopts or applies a particular system of measurement defined by another entity.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
usesMeasurementSystem canonical 344
usesUnitSystem 121
measurementSystem 49

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesMeasurementSystem
Generated description
Indicates that one entity adopts or applies a particular system of measurement defined by another entity.

Sample triples (543)

Subject Object
Guam US customary ⓘ
Guam metric (partially) ⓘ
Hodgenville, Kentucky Imperial system ⓘ
Pharaonic Egypt Egyptian cubit via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ
Montreal Impact true via predicate surface "usesMetricSystem" ⓘ
Cornelius, Oregon U.S. customary units via predicate surface "usesUnitSystem" ⓘ
East Woodbridge metric system ⓘ
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book standardized cup measurements ⓘ
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book standardized teaspoon measurements ⓘ
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book standardized tablespoon measurements ⓘ
Public Land Survey System U.S. survey feet ⓘ
Public Land Survey System chains ⓘ
Public Land Survey System links ⓘ
United States and Canada different primary systems (imperial vs metric) with cross-border adaptation via predicate surface "usesMeasurementSystems" ⓘ
Elma, Iowa U.S. customary units ⓘ
Salt Creek, Colorado U.S. customary units ⓘ
Town of Justin, Texas U.S. customary units ⓘ
Five Corners, Washington U.S. customary units ⓘ
Garfield Plantation, Maine U.S. customary units ⓘ
Pittman Center, Tennessee
linked to: Pittman Center, Tennessee, United States
U.S. customary units ⓘ
Cary Plantation, Maine United States customary units ⓘ
NCAA Division I (women’s swimming and diving) yards for most NCAA championship events via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ
Priority Mail Cubic
linked to: Priority Mail Cubic (commercial pricing method)
imperial units ⓘ
daric Persian siglos–daric system via predicate surface "standardizedWeightSystem" ⓘ
World of Speed miles per hour via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ
Bonneville Speed Week timing by official SCTA equipment via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ
Primghar, Iowa U.S. customary units ⓘ
linked to: United States customary units
Swan, Iowa U.S. customary units ⓘ
linked to: United States customary units
Hamilton, Iowa U.S. customary units ⓘ
NCAA men’s cross country kilometer-based race distances via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ
Athens micropolitan area U.S. customary units ⓘ
Falmouth, Kentucky, United States U.S. customary units ⓘ
Third Lake, Illinois U.S. customary units ⓘ
Marion County, Kentucky U.S. customary units ⓘ
Wayland, Michigan
linked to: Wayland
U.S. customary units ⓘ
Babylonians sexagesimal time division (hours, minutes, seconds) via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ
Jackson, Nebraska U.S. customary units ⓘ
Rama Yantra alt-azimuth coordinate system via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ
Keyes, California
linked to: Keyes
US customary units ⓘ
Hartley, California
linked to: Hartley
US customary units ⓘ
RIAA Diamond certification RIAA certification levels via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ
linked to: RIAA
Salem Township, Allegan County, Michigan
linked to: Salem Township
U.S. customary units ⓘ
Mason City, Florida U.S. customary units ⓘ
Sansom Park, Texas U.S. customary units ⓘ
Leechburg US customary units ⓘ
S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania Imperial via predicate surface "usesUnitSystem" ⓘ
Green County, Kentucky U.S. customary units ⓘ
Post Oak Bend City, Texas U.S. customary units ⓘ
Alford, Florida U.S. customary units via predicate surface "usesUnitSystem" ⓘ
Flags Act 1953 hoist-based proportions for flag elements via predicate surface "measurementSystem" ⓘ