Plural of gramme, a unit of mass or weight in the metric system, equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram.
From French gramme (from Greek gramma, meaning letter or small weight). The metric system coined 'gramme' as a deliberate coined term for standardized measurement.
The gramme was deliberately created during the French Revolution as part of the metric system—scientists wanted measurements based on nature (water's mass) rather than royal decrees, making science more democratic.
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