"SI", from the French "Systeme Internationale".
SI
The International System of Units is abbreviated SI from the French Le Système International d'Unités. It is the modern form of the international metric system. Scroll down to related links and look at "International System of Units - Wikipedia".
- Si is the chemical symbol for silicon- SI is an abbreviation for International System of Units
SI is the system of standard units used in science. An abbreviation for Systeme Internationaland and is the basis of the metric system.
The International System of Units (Système international d'unités), known by its abbreviation, the SI system.
It's used for all measurement in most of the world. This is also called the metric system; SI is the French abbreviation for System International - and it's used internationally. The US is the most obvious country that doesn't use metric units for everyday measure, although these units are used in science and medicine among others.
Scientist use the "Internation system of Units" to measure the properties of matter
SI means "International System [of Units]" (from the French abbreviation).
International System of Units (SI)
The system of units scientist use to measure the properties of matter are the SI units.
In the Internation System of Units there are only seven base units of measurement and the joule is not one of them. It isn't needed as a unit because it can be derived from the base units. The joule is really just a 'convenience' because it's much easier to say or write than its definition which is kg.m2.sec-2. For more about this you might be interested in reading the wikipedia page about the Internation System of Units.
The International System of Units is abbreviated SI from the French Le Système International d'Unités. It is the modern form of the international metric system. Scroll down to related links and look at "International System of Units - Wikipedia".
- Si is the chemical symbol for silicon- SI is an abbreviation for International System of Units
It is called "SI" (for the French abbreviation of "International System"), and is a version of the metric system.
An SI unit is a unit of measure from the International System of Units. SI is the abbreviation for the French Système international d'unités
SI is an abbreviation of the French "le Système International d'unités"which when translated in to English means "The International System of Units".
Because the system was developed by the French who chose to name it in their own language.
The International system of units, From the French Systeme International d'Unites.