27th General Conference on Weights and Measures
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General Conference on Weights and Measures
diplomatic conference
international scientific conference
The 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures was a formal international meeting of member states responsible for making high-level decisions on the global system of units (SI) and other metrological standards.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 27th CGPM | 1 |
| 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2683549 — 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: 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures Context triple: [26th General Conference on Weights and Measures, followedBy, 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures]
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A.
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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B.
25th General Conference on Weights and Measures
The 25th General Conference on Weights and Measures was a formal international meeting of member states that addressed key updates and decisions regarding the global system of units (SI).
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C.
General Conference on Weights and Measures
The General Conference on Weights and Measures is the international authority that makes key decisions on the global system of units (SI), including defining and revising fundamental measurement standards.
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D.
International Committee for Weights and Measures
The International Committee for Weights and Measures is a governing body that oversees the global system of measurement standards and ensures their uniform implementation among member states.
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E.
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.
- 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: 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures Target entity description: The 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures was a formal international meeting of member states responsible for making high-level decisions on the global system of units (SI) and other metrological standards.
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A.
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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B.
25th General Conference on Weights and Measures
The 25th General Conference on Weights and Measures was a formal international meeting of member states that addressed key updates and decisions regarding the global system of units (SI).
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C.
General Conference on Weights and Measures
The General Conference on Weights and Measures is the international authority that makes key decisions on the global system of units (SI), including defining and revising fundamental measurement standards.
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D.
International Committee for Weights and Measures
The International Committee for Weights and Measures is a governing body that oversees the global system of measurement standards and ensures their uniform implementation among member states.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
General Conference on Weights and Measures
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diplomatic conference ⓘ international scientific conference ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure global coherence of the International System of Units
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promote international agreement on measurement standards ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
International System of Units
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global metrology ⓘ |
| basedOn | Metre Convention ⓘ |
| category |
international standardization conference
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metrology conference ⓘ |
| convenedBy | International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| field |
measurement standards
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metrology ⓘ units of measurement ⓘ |
| followedBy | 28th General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| follows | 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| governs | worldwide uniformity of measurements ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | 27th CGPM ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
SI prefixes
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definitions of SI base units ⓘ definitions of SI derived units ⓘ |
| hasDecisionType |
declarations
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recommendations ⓘ resolutions ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | member states of the Metre Convention ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
associate states and economies of the Metre Convention
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international organizations in metrology ⓘ member states of the Metre Convention ⓘ |
| hasRole |
adopts resolutions on SI units
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adopts resolutions on metrological standards ⓘ decision-making body for the International System of Units ⓘ |
| hasScope | global ⓘ |
| isEditionOf |
General Conference on Weights and Measures series of meetings
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linked to:
General Conference on Weights and Measures
|
| makesDecisionOn |
international measurement standards
ⓘ
realization of SI units ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
ⓘ
International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| partOf | system of organizations for metrology under the Metre Convention ⓘ |
| subjectOf | resolutions on units and constants ⓘ |
| usesFramework | International System of Units ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures Description of subject: The 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures was a formal international meeting of member states responsible for making high-level decisions on the global system of units (SI) and other metrological standards.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
26th General Conference on Weights and Measures
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followedBy
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27th General Conference on Weights and Measures
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linked to: 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures