ISO 80000-1:2009 Preview

Quantities and units -- Part 1: General

ISO 80000-1:2009 gives general information and definitions concerning quantities, systems of quantities, units, quantity and unit symbols, and coherent unit systems, especially the International System of Quantities, ISQ, and the International System of Units, SI.

The principles laid down in ISO 80000-1:2009 are intended for general use within the various fields of science and technology and as an introduction to other parts of the Quantities and units series.

Ordinal quantities and nominal properties are outside the scope of ISO 80000-1:2009.

General information ^

Current status : Published

Publication date : 2009-11
Edition : 1

Number of pages : 41
Technical Committee
:
ISO/TC 12

Quantities and units
ICS :

01.060

Quantities and units

Buy this standard

	Format	Language
std 1 158	PDF
std 2 158	Paper

CHF158

Got a question?

Check out our FAQs

Customer care

+41 22 749 08 88

customerservice@iso.org

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday - 09:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00 (UTC+1)

Life cycle

A standard is reviewed every 5 years

Revisions / Corrigenda

Previously
ISO 31-0:1992
ISO 31-0:1992/Amd 1:1998
ISO 31-0:1992/Amd 2:2005
ISO 1000:1992
ISO 1000:1992/Amd 1:1998
Now under review
ISO 80000-1:2009
Corrigenda/Amendments
ISO 80000-1:2009/Cor 1:2011
Will be replaced by
ISO/DIS 80000-1

You may be interested in:

By Clare Naden on 17 January 2017

Making it all add up - International Standards for quantities and units are under revision

When is a kilogramme a kilogramme? How do you accurately measure the spectrum of light? How do you correctly measure in thermodynamics? Consistency in quantities and units is essential for accurate measurement and can only be achieved if everyone is using the same language. The ISO/IEC 80000 series of...

15 April 2008

SI Guide to international language of measurement

Keep up to date with ISO

Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news, views and product information