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SYSTEM QUANTITIES [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

Set of quantities, in the general sense, among which defined relationships exist.

OBS

system of quantities: term and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Ensemble de grandeurs, dans le sens général, entre lesquelles il existe des relations définies.

OBS

système de grandeur : terme et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML).

Spanish

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