Metre Convention
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The Metre Convention is an 1875 international treaty that established a global framework for standardizing measurements, leading to the creation of the modern metric system and its governing institutions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Metre Convention canonical | 16 |
| Treaty of the Metre | 2 |
| Convention du Mètre | 1 |
| Metre Convention member states | 1 |
| Metre Convention of 1875 | 1 |
| Metre Convention system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2184465 — 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: Metre Convention Context triple: [International Bureau of Weights and Measures, foundedBy, Metre Convention]
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International Meridian Conference
The International Meridian Conference was an 1884 gathering of nations in Washington, D.C., that established the Greenwich meridian as the international prime meridian and laid the foundation for global time standardization.
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26th General Conference on Weights and Measures
The 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures was the 2018 international meeting where member states adopted a landmark revision of the SI, redefining several base units in terms of fundamental physical constants.
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International Bureau of Weights and Measures
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is an international organization that maintains the global system of units (SI) and ensures worldwide uniformity of measurements and time standards.
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International System of Units
The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
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London Convention of 1871
The London Convention of 1871 was an international agreement that revised key provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1856), notably allowing Russia to remilitarize the Black Sea and reshaping the balance of power in Eastern Europe.
- 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: Metre Convention Target entity description: The Metre Convention is an 1875 international treaty that established a global framework for standardizing measurements, leading to the creation of the modern metric system and its governing institutions.
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A.
International Meridian Conference
The International Meridian Conference was an 1884 gathering of nations in Washington, D.C., that established the Greenwich meridian as the international prime meridian and laid the foundation for global time standardization.
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B.
26th General Conference on Weights and Measures
The 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures was the 2018 international meeting where member states adopted a landmark revision of the SI, redefining several base units in terms of fundamental physical constants.
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C.
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is an international organization that maintains the global system of units (SI) and ensures worldwide uniformity of measurements and time standards.
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D.
International System of Units
The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
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E.
London Convention of 1871
The London Convention of 1871 was an international agreement that revised key provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1856), notably allowing Russia to remilitarize the Black Sea and reshaping the balance of power in Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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Instruction
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Subject: Metre Convention Description of subject: The Metre Convention is an 1875 international treaty that established a global framework for standardizing measurements, leading to the creation of the modern metric system and its governing institutions.
Referenced by (22)
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