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British Dictionary definitions for si unit
SI unit
noun
any of the units adopted for international use under the Système International d'Unités, now employed for all scientific and most technical purposes. There are seven fundamental units: the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole; and two supplementary units: the radian and the steradian. All other units are derived by multiplication or division of these units without the use of numerical factors
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Science definitions for si unit
SI unit
Any of the units of measure in the International System. See more at International System.
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