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international system of units

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-na-tion-al sys-tem of u-nits
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A standard set of units of measurement for use in scientific literature worldwide. The newest and most widespread version of the metric system.

Inflected Forms

SI (abbreviation)

Phrases

metric system

Frequently Paired Words

metric system ampere candela kelvin kilogram meter mole second

Synonyms

systeme international d'unites systeme international si system si si unit international system

Questions

What does international system of units mean?
A standard set of units of measurement for use in scientific literature worldwide. The newest and most widespread version of the metric system.

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