SI unit

noun

See under International System of Units.

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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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si unit in Science

SI unit

Any of the units of measure in the International System. See more at International System.