Definition:Giorgi System
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Definition
The Giorgi system is an extension of the MKS system, to which the ampere was introduced.
Also known as
The Giorgi System is also known as the m.k.s.A system, that is: the metre-kilogram-second-ampere system.
Also see
Source of Name
This entry was named for Giovanni Giorgi.
Historical Note
The Giorgi system was devised by Giovanni Giorgi to extend the MKS system.
It subsequently evolved into the Système Internationale d'Unités (SI) which is now the de facto standard system of measurement worldwide.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Giorgi system
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): m.k.s. units
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Giorgi system
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): m.k.s. units