International System of Units
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The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
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| instanceOf |
international standard
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measurement standard ⓘ system of units ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SI ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Member States of the United Nations
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United Nations member states
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| alsoKnownAs |
International System of Units
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surface form:
SI system
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| appliesTo | physical quantities ⓘ |
| basedOn | metric system ⓘ |
| baseQuantity |
amount of substance
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electric current ⓘ length ⓘ luminous intensity ⓘ mass ⓘ thermodynamic temperature ⓘ time ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | International Bureau of Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| definesConstant |
Avogadro constant
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Boltzmann constant ⓘ Planck constant ⓘ cesium-133 hyperfine transition frequency ⓘ elementary charge ⓘ luminous efficacy of monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 THz ⓘ speed of light in vacuum ⓘ |
| definesPrefix |
atto
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exa ⓘ femto ⓘ giga ⓘ kilo ⓘ mega ⓘ micro ⓘ milli ⓘ nano ⓘ peta ⓘ pico ⓘ quecto ⓘ quetta ⓘ ronna ⓘ ronto ⓘ tera ⓘ yocto ⓘ yotta ⓘ zepto ⓘ zetta ⓘ |
| definesUnit |
becquerel
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coulomb ⓘ farad ⓘ gray ⓘ henry ⓘ hertz ⓘ joule ⓘ katal ⓘ lumen ⓘ lux ⓘ newton ⓘ ohm ⓘ pascal ⓘ sievert ⓘ tesla ⓘ volt ⓘ watt ⓘ weber ⓘ |
| establishedYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| fullName |
International System of Units
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Système international d’unités
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| governingBody |
26th General Conference on Weights and Measures
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General Conference on Weights and Measures
International Bureau of Weights and Measures ⓘ
surface form:
International Committee for Weights and Measures
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| hasBaseUnit |
ampere
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candela ⓘ kelvin ⓘ kilogram ⓘ metre ⓘ mole ⓘ second ⓘ |
| predecessor |
centimetre–gram–second system of units
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metre–kilogram–second system of units ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | standardization of measurements ⓘ |
| property |
coherent system of units
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decimal-based ⓘ |
| redefinitionYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| shortName | SI ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | CGPM resolutions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
engineering
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everyday life ⓘ industry ⓘ science ⓘ |
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