The International System
of Units
and the IEC
The International System of Units, or SI (from
its French name Système international d'unités)
is a system of metric weights and measures that was adopted
by the General
Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM or Conférence
générale des poids et mesures) in 1960. The
SI is maintained by the International
Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM or Bureau International
des poids et mesures) and may be updated by the CGPM.
Although the IEC is the organization that
provided the international forum for the relevant discussions
to take place, many other organizations have been involved
in the development and the maintenance of the SI system. Among
them are: ISO,
OIMLand
BIPM.
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