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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.

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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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Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)

This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Units, 16 claims: 11 well-attested, 5 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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