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  2. International System of Units - Wikipedia

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    For example, the coherent derived SI unit of velocity is the metre per second, with the symbol m/s. [1]: 139 The base and coherent derived units of the SI together form a coherent system of units (the set of coherent SI units). A useful property of a coherent system is that when the numerical values of physical quantities are expressed in terms ...

  3. System of units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A system of units of measurement, also known as a system of units or system of measurement, is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating them to each other. Systems of measurement have historically been important, regulated and defined for the purposes of science and commerce. Instances in use include the International System of ...

  4. International System of Quantities - Wikipedia

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    The International System of Quantities (ISQ) is a standard system of quantities used in physics and in modern science in general. It includes basic quantities such as length and mass and the relationships between those quantities. [a] This system underlies the International System of Units (SI) [b] but does not itself determine the units of ...

  5. Metric system - Wikipedia

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    The metric system is a decimal -based system of measurement. The current international standard for the metric system is the International System of Units (Système international d'unités or SI), in which all units can be expressed in terms of seven base units: the metre (m), kilogram (kg), second (s), ampere (A), kelvin (K), mole (mol), and ...

  6. SI base unit - Wikipedia

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    Contents. SI base unit. The SI base units are the standard units of measurement defined by the International System of Units (SI) for the seven base quantities of what is now known as the International System of Quantities: they are notably a basic set from which all other SI units can be derived. The units and their physical quantities are the ...

  7. Metrology - Wikipedia

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    Metrology is defined by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) as "the science of measurement, embracing both experimental and theoretical determinations at any level of uncertainty in any field of science and technology". [15] It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial to human activity. [2]

  8. Time in physics - Wikipedia

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    Foucault's pendulum in the Panthéon of Paris can measure time as well as demonstrate the rotation of Earth. In physics , time is defined by its measurement : time is what a clock reads. [ 1 ] In classical, non-relativistic physics, it is a scalar quantity (often denoted by the symbol t {\displaystyle t} ) and, like length , mass , and charge ...

  9. 2019 revision of the SI - Wikipedia

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    The SI system after the 2019 definition: Base units as defined in terms of physical constants and other base units. Here, means is used in the definition of . The SI system after 1983, but before the 2019 redefinition: Base unit definitions in terms of other base units (for example, the metre is defined as the distance travelled by light in a specific fraction of a second), with the constants ...