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Unit of length (metre)
Unit of mass (kilogram)
Unit of time (second)
Unit of electric current (ampere)
Unit of thermodynamic temperature (kelvin)
Unit of amount of substance (mole)
Unit of luminous intensity (candela)
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SI brochure, section 2.1.1

Current definitions of the base units, as taken from the Comptes Rendus (CR) of the corresponding CGPM, are here shown indented and in a heavy font. Related decisions which clarify these definitions but are not formally part of them, as taken from the Comptes Rendus (CR) of the corresponding CGPM or the Procès-Verbaux (PV) of the CIPM, are also shown indented in a font of normal weight. The linking text provides historical notes and explanations but is not part of the definitions themselves.

     
Summary


Unit of length (metre)
Unit of mass (kilogram)
Unit of time (second)
Unit of electric current (ampere)
Unit of thermodynamic temperature (kelvin)
Unit of amount of substance (mole)
Unit of luminous intensity (candela)