Weights and measures
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Weights and measures is a term used by legal authorities in English speaking countries such as the United Kingdom for a function related to units of measurement in trade. Metrology is the science for developing national and internationally accepted units of weights and measures. The Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM) is tasked with ensuring worldwide uniformity of measurements and their traceability to the International System of Units (SI).
See also
- Historical weights and measures
- Units of measurement
- History of measurement
- Metrication
- Metric system
- Metrology
- SI
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