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When we say, for example, that the dyne is the CGS unit of force, this determines its definition: it is the force which accelerates a mass of one gram at the rate of one centimeter per second per second.
The MKS unit of force, the newton, is the force which accelerates a mass of one kilogram at the rate of one meter per second per second.
The ratio between a CGS unit and the corresponding MKS unit is usually a power of 10.