The International System of Units, internationally known by the abbreviation SI (from French Système international d'unités), is the modern form of the...
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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...
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centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS or cgs) is a variant of the metric system based on the centimetre as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and...
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In 2019, four of the seven SI base units specified in the International System of Quantities were redefined in terms of natural physical constants, rather...
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biologically active substances). International units as used in pharmacology are not part of the International System of Units (SI). Biologics are medications...
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The metre, kilogram, second system of units, also known more briefly as MKS units or the MKS system, is a physical system of measurement based on the metre...
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imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first...
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This system underlies the International System of Units (SI) but does not itself determine the units of measurement used for the quantities. The system is...
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United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories, since being standardized...
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The system was developed because of the difficulties in measuring and expressing astronomical data in International System of Units (SI units). In particular...
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