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Re:Kilogram conflict resolved at last by tomp on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @06:53AM (#10385924)
No, at least second and meter are defined with math and elementary physics (e.g. second is the time it takes for a specific atom to oscilate a specific number of times).
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Re:Kilogram conflict resolved at last by fanf2 on Thursday October 15, 2015 @03:23AM (#10391819)
Not the atom, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a specific quantum transition of the atom. (Cs 133 and 9192631770 Hz)
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