Weights and Measures
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A unit or standard of measurement. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) |
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METRIC SYSTEM is available; TN 192: not for "weight" of anything; DF: WEIGHTS |
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Weights,Measures,Scales |
Weights and Measures Categories.
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International System of Units - A system of physical units in which the fundamental quantities are length, time, mass, electric current, temperature, luminous intensity, and amount of substance, and the corresponding units are the meter, second, kilogram, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole. The system has been given official status and recommended for universal use by the General Conference on Weights and Measures. |
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Metric System |
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Reference Standards - A basis of value established for the measure of quantity, weight, extent or quality, e.g. weight standards, standard solutions, methods, techniques, and procedures used in diagnosis and therapy. |
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Reference Values - The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. |
Weights and Measures Definitions and Terms
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