centimetre-gram-second system of units

Gaussian units are a popular system of units, that is part of the centimetre-gram-second system of units (cgs).

Centimetre-gram-second system of units was the principal variant of the metric system that evolved in stages until it was superseded by SI.

Later, this suggestion would be used to create the centimetre-gram-second system of units (CGS), which used the centimetre as the base unit for length, the gram as the base unit for mass, and the second as the base unit for time.