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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A complete, coherent system of units used for scientific work, in which the fundamental quantities are length, time, electric current, temperature, luminous intensity, amount of substance, and mass. The International System unit of length is the meter; the unit of time is the second.
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- 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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Considering that a very precise definition of the unit of time is indispensable for the International System, the 13th CGPM (1967) decided to replace the definition of the second by the following (affirmed by the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) in 1997 that this definition refers to a cesium atom in its ground state at a temperature of 0 K):
Second 2008
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The International System is called the SI, using the first two initials of its French name Système International d'Unités.
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Anonymous said: "In recent years a new International System has been developing, oriented toward the establishment of norms and principles of universal jurisdiction, above national sovereignty, in the areas of what is called the New Agenda...we have to confront ..... what I dare to call the Anglo-Saxon prejudice against the establishment of supra-national organizations."
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Since the comma often means a decimal point, the International System (SI) requires that large numbers, like the billions above, be represented as groups of three digits separated by narrow spaces, not by commas.
Digital Point Forums 2010
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The 2006 edition of the International System of Units, published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) includes non-SI units that are accepted for use with the International System because they are widely used in everyday life.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The 2006 edition of the International System of Units, published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) includes non-SI units that are accepted for use with the International System because they are widely used in everyday life.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The 2006 edition of the International System of Units, published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) includes non-SI units that are accepted for use with the International System because they are widely used in everyday life.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Article Title: David Scott , China Stands Up : The PRC and the International System
Journals: East Asia – An International Quarterly Vol 24 No 4 2008
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Article Title: David Scott , China Stands Up : The PRC and the International System
Journals: European Journal Of East Asian Studies Vol 6 No 2 2008
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Article Title: David Scott , China Stands Up : The PRC and the International System
Journals: East Asia – An International Quarterly Vol 24 No 4 2008
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