Metrology and the Metric System

Metrology is the scientific study of measurement.

The BIPM was established to ensure conformity between countries that adopted the metric system and to maintain standards.

The French Revolution's political motivation was to standardise units in France when a length standard taken from a natural source was proposed.

<p>The decimal-based metric system was established in 1795.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The International System of Units (SI) is a result of a resolution at the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1960.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metrology is the scientific study of measurement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The decimal-based metric system was established in 1795.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The political motivation behind the standardization of units in France during the French Revolution was to establish a common understanding of units and link human activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The International System of Units (SI) is a result of a resolution at the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1960.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) was established to ensure conformity between countries that adopted the metric system.</p> Signup and view all the answers