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The '''Comité International des Poids et Mesures''' (in American English: ''General Conference on Weights and Measures''), abbreviated '''CGPM''', is an international standards organization that through various resolutions from time to time sets measurement standards for various fundamental quantities such as the [[SI units]]. The various resolutions are available on web sites maintained by the [[BIPM]]<ref name=BIPM>
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The BIPM web site is located at {{cite web |url=http://www.bipm.org/ |title=BIPM welcome page}}
The '''Comité International des Poids et Mesures''' (in American English: ''International Committee for Weights and Measures''), abbreviated '''CIPM''', is an international standards organization that through various resolutions from time to time sets measurement standards for various fundamental quantities such as the [[SI units]].<ref name=CIPM>
 
See {{cite web |title=CIPM: International Committee for Weights and Measures |url=http://www.bipm.org/en/committees/cipm/}}
 
</ref>  The various standards usually are adopted by approval as resolutions of the '''Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, CGPM''',<ref name=CGPM>
 
{{cite web |title=General Conference on Weights and Measures |url=http://www.bipm.org/en/convention/cgpm/}} The resolutions of the CGPM are found at {{cite web |url=http://www.bipm.org/en/convention/resolutions.html |title=Resolutions of the CGPM}}
 
</ref> and are available on web sites maintained by the [[BIPM]]<ref name=BIPM>
 
The BIPM web site is located at {{cite web |url=http://www.bipm.org/ |title=BIPM welcome page}}  


</ref> and by [[NIST]]<ref name=NIST>
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The NIST web site is located at {{cite web |url=http://www.nist.gov/index.html |title= NIST home page}}
The NIST web site is located at {{cite web |url=http://www.nist.gov/index.html |title= NIST home page}}


</ref>. Its member states can be found on the BIPM website.<ref name=membership>
</ref>. The member states of the CGPM can be found on the BIPM website,<ref name=membership>


{{cite web |url=http://www.bipm.org/en/convention/member_states/ |title=Member states and associates}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.bipm.org/en/convention/member_states/ |title=Member states and associates}}


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</ref>, and the CIPM consists of eighteen delegates from these member states.


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The Comité International des Poids et Mesures (in American English: International Committee for Weights and Measures), abbreviated CIPM, is an international standards organization that through various resolutions from time to time sets measurement standards for various fundamental quantities such as the SI units.[1] The various standards usually are adopted by approval as resolutions of the Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, CGPM,[2] and are available on web sites maintained by the BIPM[3] and by NIST[4]. The member states of the CGPM can be found on the BIPM website,[5], and the CIPM consists of eighteen delegates from these member states.

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  1. ↑ See CIPM: International Committee for Weights and Measures.
  2. ↑ General Conference on Weights and Measures. The resolutions of the CGPM are found at Resolutions of the CGPM.
  3. ↑ The BIPM web site is located at BIPM welcome page.
  4. ↑ The NIST web site is located at NIST home page.
  5. ↑ Member states and associates.
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