International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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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.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T388555 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Bureau of Weights and Measures Context triple: [Coordinated Universal Time, definedBy, International Bureau of Weights and Measures]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized United Nations agency responsible for coordinating global telecommunications networks, services, and radio-frequency spectrum use.
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D.
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international body that develops and publishes globally recognized standards to ensure quality, safety, efficiency, and interoperability across a wide range of industries and technologies.
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E.
International Council on Monuments and Sites
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.
- 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 Bureau of Weights and Measures Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized United Nations agency responsible for coordinating global telecommunications networks, services, and radio-frequency spectrum use.
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D.
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international body that develops and publishes globally recognized standards to ensure quality, safety, efficiency, and interoperability across a wide range of industries and technologies.
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E.
International Council on Monuments and Sites
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization
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international standards organization ⓘ metrology institute ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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BIPM
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| collaboratesWith |
national metrology institutes
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regional metrology organizations ⓘ |
| coordinates |
international comparisons of national measurement standards
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international time scales ⓘ worldwide uniformity of measurements ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
measurement standards
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metrology ⓘ time standards ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Metre Convention ⓘ |
| foundingInstrument | Metre Convention ⓘ |
| governedBy | International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Working together to increase the effectiveness of the world-wide measurement system ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
General Conference on Weights and Measures
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International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| hasStaff | international scientific and technical personnel ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
France
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Hauts-de-Seine ⓘ Sèvres ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
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| inception | 1875 ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | intergovernmental organization under international law ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn | grounds of the Pavillon de Breteuil ⓘ |
| maintains |
International System of Units
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International System of Units ⓘ
surface form:
SI base units
SI derived units ⓘ |
| memberType | states parties to the Metre Convention ⓘ |
| oversees | realization of SI units ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| publishes |
Metrologia
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SI ⓘ
surface form:
SI Brochure
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| purpose |
to coordinate international metrology
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to ensure worldwide uniformity of measurements ⓘ to maintain the International System of Units ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
establishing and disseminating Coordinated Universal Time
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key comparisons of measurement standards ⓘ |
| shortName |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
BIPM
International Bureau of Weights and Measures self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau international des poids et mesures
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| significantEvent | adoption of the revised SI based on fundamental constants in 2018 ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bipm.org ⓘ |
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Subject: International Bureau of Weights and Measures Description of subject: 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.
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