CIPM
Proper noun
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CIPM
(physics, standardisation) Initialism of International Committee for Weights and Measures. (French abbreviation)
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In 1879, the CIPM adopted the definition of the litre, with the symbol l (lowercase letter L).
Consequently, the CIPM was mandated to investigate the setting up of a Mutual Recognition Agreement in respect of instrument calibration.
As with the units of measure in Tables 6 and 7, these have been catalogued by the CIPM in the SI Brochure to ensure consistent usage, but with the recommendation that authors who use them should define them wherever they are used.
In the proposal the CIPM recommended that the ampere be the base unit from which electromechanical would be derived.
In April 2003, the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) considered a recommendation for the inclusion of the decibel in the International System of Units (SI), but decided against the proposal.
At the 94th Meeting of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) (2005) citation it was recommended that the same be done with the kilogram.