Metrology

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A topic known well beyond its field, found in many languages.

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What Wikipedia says

Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to standardise units in France when a length standard taken from a natural source was proposed.

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