International Committee for Weights and Measures

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governing body intergovernmental organization international standards organization metrology organization

The International Committee for Weights and Measures is a governing body that oversees the global system of measurement standards and ensures their uniform implementation among member states.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
International Committee for Weights and Measures canonical	13
CIPM Consultative Committee for Flow Metrology	1
Comité International des Poids et Mesures	1
Comité international des poids et mesures	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2184474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Committee for Weights and Measures
Context triple: [International Bureau of Weights and Measures, hasOrgan, International Committee for Weights and Measures]

A. General Conference on Weights and Measures
The General Conference on Weights and Measures is the international authority that makes key decisions on the global system of units (SI), including defining and revising fundamental measurement standards.
B. International Bureau of Weights and Measures
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is an international organization that maintains the global system of units (SI) and ensures worldwide uniformity of measurements and time standards.
C. International Bureau
The International Bureau is the permanent secretariat and administrative center of the Universal Postal Union, responsible for coordinating international postal activities and supporting member countries.
D. 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures
The 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures was the 2018 international meeting where member states adopted a landmark revision of the SI, redefining several base units in terms of fundamental physical constants.
E. International System of Units
The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Committee for Weights and Measures
Target entity description: The International Committee for Weights and Measures is a governing body that oversees the global system of measurement standards and ensures their uniform implementation among member states.

A. General Conference on Weights and Measures
The General Conference on Weights and Measures is the international authority that makes key decisions on the global system of units (SI), including defining and revising fundamental measurement standards.
B. International Bureau of Weights and Measures
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is an international organization that maintains the global system of units (SI) and ensures worldwide uniformity of measurements and time standards.
C. International Bureau
The International Bureau is the permanent secretariat and administrative center of the Universal Postal Union, responsible for coordinating international postal activities and supporting member countries.
D. 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures
The 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures was the 2018 international meeting where member states adopted a landmark revision of the SI, redefining several base units in terms of fundamental physical constants.
E. International System of Units
The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ international standards organization ⓘ metrology organization ⓘ
abbreviation	CIPM ⓘ
established	19th century ⓘ
field	international standardization ⓘ measurement standards ⓘ metrology ⓘ
formedBy	signatories of the Metre Convention ⓘ
foundedInContextOf	international harmonization of measurement units ⓘ
hasConsultativeCommittee	Consultative Committee for Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibration ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology ⓘ surface form: Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance CIPM Consultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism ⓘ surface form: Consultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation ⓘ Consultative Committee for Length ⓘ Consultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities ⓘ Consultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities ⓘ surface form: Consultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities (CCM) Consultative Committee for Photometry and Radiometry ⓘ CIPM Consultative Committee for Thermometry ⓘ surface form: Consultative Committee for Thermometry CIPM Consultative Committee for Time and Frequency ⓘ surface form: Consultative Committee for Time and Frequency
hasMemberCount	18 ⓘ
headquartersLocation	France ⓘ Sèvres ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Metre Convention ⓘ
locatedInFacility	Pavillon de Breteuil ⓘ
locatedInOrganization	International Bureau of Weights and Measures ⓘ
meetsAtLeast	annually ⓘ
memberType	engineers ⓘ metrology experts ⓘ scientists ⓘ
mission	to ensure worldwide uniformity of measurements ⓘ
oversees	International System of Units ⓘ SI ⓘ
parentOrganization	Metre Convention ⓘ
partOf	International System of Units ⓘ surface form: International System of Units governance
responsibility	adoption of resolutions and recommendations on units and standards ⓘ approval of recommendations for changes to the SI ⓘ coordination of international comparisons of national measurement standards ⓘ ensuring uniform implementation of SI among member states ⓘ establishment of Consultative Committees for different areas of metrology ⓘ oversight of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures ⓘ supervision of international metrology standards ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
shortName	CIPM ⓘ ICWM ⓘ
shortNameInFrench	International Committee for Weights and Measures self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Comité international des poids et mesures
signingTreaty	Metre Convention ⓘ
subordinateTo	General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ
worksWith	General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ International Bureau of Weights and Measures ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Bureau of Weights and Measures → hasOrgan → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

International Bureau of Weights and Measures → governedBy → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

TAI → governingBody → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

cesium atomic clocks → standardizedBy → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

CIPM → fullName → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

this entity surface form: Comité International des Poids et Mesures

CIPM → fullNameEnglish → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

CIPM → shortName → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

CIPM → hasConsultativeCommittee → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

this entity surface form: CIPM Consultative Committee for Flow Metrology

Metre Convention → created → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

Metrologia → associatedWith → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

General Conference on Weights and Measures → supervises → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

General Conference on Weights and Measures → hasSubsidiaryBody → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

International Committee for Weights and Measures → shortNameInFrench → International Committee for Weights and Measures self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Comité international des poids et mesures

25th General Conference on Weights and Measures → organizedBy → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

27th General Conference on Weights and Measures → organizedBy → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

27th General Conference on Weights and Measures → convenedBy → International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ

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