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- proper noun The
standard set of basicunits ofmeasurement , to be used inscientific literatureworldwide .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
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The name International System of Units (SI) was given to the system by the 11th CGPM in 1960.
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His feat provided the foundation for what came to be called the International System of Units, or SI after its French initials.
The Perfected Yardstick Laura J. Snyder 2011
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The International System of Units is the world's most widely used system of measurements for commerce and science.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the Constellation Program's draft request to reverse its 2-year-old decision to implement the metric system (also known as the International System of Units or SI) as its standard system of measurement and instead use the U.S. customary system (e.g., feet, pounds, ounces).
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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• This is known as the International System of Units or SI.
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There are seven base units in the International System of Units things like seconds, meters, degrees and every one of them but the kilo has one of these universal constant definitions.
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America's failure to adopt the International System of Units does not bode well for us.
Alfa Romeo Readies a Stirring Stateside Return Dan Neil 2011
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The gray (symbol: Gy) is the unit of absorbed dose in the International System of Units (SI).
Gray 2009
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It is important to recognize that the new prefixes for binary multiples are not part of the International System of Units (SI), the modern metric system.
Binary prefix 2008
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One of the advantages of the International System of Units is its combination of metric terminology with its decimal organization.
SI prefix 2008
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