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DECIMAL METRIC SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-10-22

English

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

System of units of measurement based on the prototypes of the metre and the kilogram and on decimal division.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Système d'unités de mesure basé sur les prototypes du mètre et du kilogramme ainsi que sur la division décimale.

CONT

prototype international (national) : Ancienne dénomination des étalons internationaux ou nationaux de longueur et de masse dans le Système métrique décimal d'unités de mesure : prototype international du mètre - prototype international du kilogramme.

OBS

système métrique décimal : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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