metre is the standard unit of length in the si system.
metre is the standard unit of length in the si system.
what is the standard unit of length in the si system?
metre
in 1946, conférence générale des poids et mesures (cgpm) resolution 2 standardized the unit of force in the mks system of units to be the amount needed to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at the rate of 1 metre per second squared. in 1948, the 9th cgpm resolution 7 adopted the name "newton" for this force. the mks system then became the blueprint for today's si system of units. the newton thus became the standard unit of force in the (si), or international system of units.
newton (unit)
as of the 21st century, multiple unit systems are used all over the world such as the united states customary system, the british customary system, and the international system. however, the united states is the only industrialized country that has not yet completely converted to the metric system. the systematic effort to develop a universally acceptable system of units dates back to 1790 when the french national assembly charged the french academy of sciences to come up such a unit system. this system was the precursor to the metric system which was quickly developed in france but did not take on universal acceptance until 1875 when the metric convention treaty was signed by 17 nations. after this treaty was signed, a general conference of weights and measures (cgpm) was established. the cgpm produced the current si system which was adopted in 1954 at the 10th conference of weights and measures. currently, the united states is a dual-system society which uses both the si system and the us customary system.
unit of measurement