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In the metric system, how many milliliters are typically considered equivalent to one standard teaspoon?

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5 milliliters

While the exact conversion is roughly 4.93 ml, the culinary standard in metric countries is to round a teaspoon to 5 ml and a tablespoon to 15 ml for simplicity.

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