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International System of Units (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's article on the International System of Units, covering the seven base units and their 2019 redefinition in terms of fixed constants of nature. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units
Source Type
reference
Reliability Tier
3
A community edited tertiary reference, used here for the uncontested definitions fixed by international agreement (the 2019 redefinition of the SI), not a matter of interpretation.
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International System of Units (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (45 claims)

This source backs 45 claims across the atlas. As facts: 26 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 connected. Plus 15 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Units, 40 claims: 21 well-attested, 4 connected, 15 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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