Metrology
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title:
Metrology
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Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to standardise units in France when a length standard taken from a natural source was proposed. This led to the creation of the decimal-based metric system in 1795, establishing a set of standards for other types of measurements. Several other countries adopted the metric system betwee
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Science of measurement and its application
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrology
date created:
2002-07-29T06:21:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T08:09:38Z
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