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SI unit
(Syteme Internationale)

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SI unit is an acronym for Syteme Internationale 2001-09-27 09:32:55.0
has definition International System of Units. A practical system of units of measurement adopted in 1969 by the 11th International General Conference of Weights and Measures (CGPM). The seven base units are the meter, the kilogram, the second, the ampere, the kelvin, the mole, and the candela. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:55.0
is a kind of unit

unit has historical origin 2001-09-27 09:32:42.0
represents

Kinds of SI unit :

base SI unit (7 kinds, 57 facts) - a unit assumed to be mutually independent from which all other units are derived
derived SI unit (35 kinds, 201 facts)
pascal (9 facts) (Pa) - The derived SI unit of pressure.

SI unit	is an acronym for Syteme Internationale
	has definition International System of Units. A practical system of units of measurement adopted in 1969 by the 11th International General Conference of Weights and Measures (CGPM). The seven base units are the meter, the kilogram, the second, the ampere, the kelvin, the mole, and the candela.
	is a kind of unit
unit	has historical origin
unit	represents