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kilogram comparison table |
Subject | has historical origin | is an instance of | is an acronym for | is a unit of | is a kind of | has symbol | has definition |
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base SI unit | Syteme Internationale | SI unit | a unit assumed to be mutually independent from which all other units are derived | ||||
mass unit | mass | unit | |||||
kilogram | at the end of the 18th century, a kilogram was the mass of a cubic decimeter of water | base SI unit | Syteme Internationale | mass | kg | Unit of mass equal to the international prototype of the kilogram |
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