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    The kilogram (also kilogramme [1]) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially. [2] It means 'one thousand grams '.

  3. El kilogramo o quilogramo [2] [nota 2] (símbolo: kg), [nota 3] es la unidad básica de masa del Sistema Internacional de Unidades (SI). Es una medida ampliamente utilizada en la ciencia, la ingeniería y el comercio en todo el mundo, y a menudo simplemente se le llama kilo en el habla cotidiana.

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  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › KilogramKilogram - Wikiwand

    The kilogram is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially. It means 'one thousand grams'.

  5. Apr 25, 2024 · kilogram (kg), basic unit of mass in the metric system. A kilogram is very nearly equal (it was originally intended to be exactly equal) to the mass of 1,000 cubic cm of water. The pound is defined as equal to 0.45359237 kg, exactly. As originally defined, the kilogram was represented in the late 18th century by a solid cylinder of platinum.

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  6. International Prototype of the Kilogram. The International Prototype Kilogram, stored in a vault in Paris, was replaced in 2019 by a formula that uses the Planck constant, since the IPK’s mass is unstable over time.

  7. www.nist.gov › si-redefinition › kilogram-introductionKilogram: Introduction | NIST

    May 14, 2018 · For more than a century, the kilogram (kg) — the fundamental unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) — was defined as exactly equal to the mass of a small polished cylinder, cast in 1879 of platinum and iridium.

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