CIPM
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The CIPM (Comité International des Poids et Mesures) is the international committee responsible for overseeing the global system of units and metrology, operating under the authority of the Metre Convention.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T983001 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CIPM Context triple: [International Atomic Time, governingOrganization, CIPM]
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A.
CIM
CIM is the Spanish acronym for the Inter-American Commission of Women, a specialized organization within the Organization of American States dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality in the Americas.
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B.
MCIA
MCIA is the primary intelligence organization of the United States Marine Corps, responsible for producing and disseminating intelligence to support Marine Corps operations and planning.
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C.
CME
CME is a major U.S.-based financial and commodity derivatives exchange known for trading futures and options on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, and agricultural products.
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D.
CIS
CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) was the former national governing body for university athletics in Canada, overseeing intercollegiate sports competition before being rebranded as U Sports.
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E.
CIS
The CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) is a regional intergovernmental organization formed by several former Soviet republics to facilitate cooperation in political, economic, and security matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CIPM Target entity description: The CIPM (Comité International des Poids et Mesures) is the international committee responsible for overseeing the global system of units and metrology, operating under the authority of the Metre Convention.
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A.
CIM
CIM is the Spanish acronym for the Inter-American Commission of Women, a specialized organization within the Organization of American States dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality in the Americas.
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B.
MCIA
MCIA is the primary intelligence organization of the United States Marine Corps, responsible for producing and disseminating intelligence to support Marine Corps operations and planning.
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C.
CME
CME is a major U.S.-based financial and commodity derivatives exchange known for trading futures and options on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, and agricultural products.
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D.
CIS
CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) was the former national governing body for university athletics in Canada, overseeing intercollegiate sports competition before being rebranded as U Sports.
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E.
CIS
The CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) is a regional intergovernmental organization formed by several former Soviet republics to facilitate cooperation in political, economic, and security matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization body
ⓘ
international standards organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CIPM ⓘ |
| composition | metrology experts from different member states ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Metre Convention ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1875 ⓘ |
| field |
measurement standards
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metrology ⓘ units of measurement ⓘ |
| fullName | Comité International des Poids et Mesures ⓘ |
| fullNameEnglish | International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| goal | worldwide uniformity of measurements ⓘ |
| hasConsultativeCommittee |
CIPM Consultative Committee for Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibration
ⓘ
linked to:
CIPM
CIPM Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Flow Metrology ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Gravimetry ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation ⓘ
linked to:
CIPM
CIPM Consultative Committee for Length ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Photometry and Radiometry ⓘ
linked to:
CIPM
CIPM Consultative Committee for Thermometry ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Time and Frequency ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Sèvres, France
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linked to:
Sèvres
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Metre Convention of 1875
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linked to:
Metre Convention
|
| locatedAt | Pavillon de Breteuil ⓘ |
| memberCount | 18 ⓘ |
| memberSelection | elected by the General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| memberType | individual experts ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | Metre Convention ⓘ |
| oversees |
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
ⓘ
linked to:
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement ⓘ
linked to:
CIPM
|
| parentOrganization | General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| reportsTo | General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement
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coordination of worldwide metrology activities ⓘ establishment of Consultative Committees ⓘ global system of units ⓘ international metrology policy ⓘ maintenance of the International System of Units ⓘ recommendations on SI definitions and realizations ⓘ technical direction of the BIPM ⓘ |
| shortName | International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| supervises |
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
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linked to:
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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| usesSystem | International System of Units ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bipm.org/en/cipm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CIPM Description of subject: The CIPM (Comité International des Poids et Mesures) is the international committee responsible for overseeing the global system of units and metrology, operating under the authority of the Metre Convention.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: CIPM
linked to: CIPM
CIPM
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hasConsultativeCommittee
→
CIPM Consultative Committee for Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibration
ⓘ
linked to: CIPM
subject linked to:
CIPM Consultative Committee for Time and Frequency
subject linked to:
Consultative Committee for Photometry and Radiometry