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The International System of Units (SI) is the global standard for measurement, representing the modern form of the metric system.

The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) is tasked with ensuring worldwide uniformity of measurements and their traceability to the International System of Units (SI).

Metrology is the science of developing nationally and internationally accepted units of measurement. It is significant in ensuring standards for the measurement of physical quantities and reproducibility of experimental results.

<p>Weights and measures are often subject to governmental regulation in trade to ensure fairness and transparency in commercial transactions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A unit of measurement represents a standard for the measurement of a quantity and allows the expression of any other quantity of that kind as a multiple of the unit of measurement.</p> Signup and view all the answers