ınternational system of units

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International System of Units

The standard set of basic units of measurement, to be used in scientific literature worldwide

International System of Units

or Système International d'Unités or SI system International decimal system of weights and measures derived from and extending the metric system of units. Adopted by the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1960, it was developed to eliminate overlapping but different systems of units of measures fostered by rapid advances in science and technology in the 19th-20th centuries. Its fundamental units include the metre (m) for length, the kilogram (kg) for mass, and the second (sec) for time. Derived units include those for force (newton, N), energy (joule, J), and power (watt, W)

International System of Units

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The International System of Units

{i} SI, international metric system, metric system of units of measurement used for scientific work

Hyphenation

in·ter·na·tion·al sys·tem of units

Turkish pronunciation

întırnäşınıl sîstım ıv yunıts

Pronunciation

/ˌəntərˈnasʜənəl ˈsəstəm əv ˈyo͞onəts/ /ˌɪntɜrˈnæʃənəl ˈsɪstəm əv ˈjuːnəts/