SI Base Units
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Quantity
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Unit
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Symbol
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Length
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meter
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m
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Mass
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kilogram
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kg
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Time
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second
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s
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Temperature
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kelvin
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K
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Amount of Substance
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mole
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mol
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Electric current
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ampere
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A
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Luminous intensity
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candela
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cd
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SI Derived Units
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Quantity
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Unit
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Symbol
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Area
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Length squared
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m2
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Volume
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Length cubed
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m3
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Density
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Mass per cubic volume
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kg/m3
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Speed
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Distance traveled per unit time
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m/s
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Acceleration
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Speed changed per unit time
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m/s2
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Force
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Mass time acceleration of object
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kg . m/s2
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Pressure
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Force per unit area
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kg/(m.s2)
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Energy
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Force times distance traveled
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kg.m2/s2
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SI Prefixes
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Multiple
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Prefix
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Symbol
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1018
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exa
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E
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1015
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peta
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P
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1012
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tera
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T
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109
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giga
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G
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106
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mega
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M
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103
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kilo
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k
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102
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hecto
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h
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10
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deka
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da
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10-1
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deci
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d
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10-2
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centi
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c
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10-3
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milli
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m
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10-6
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micro
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µ
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10-9
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nano
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n
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10-12
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pico
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p
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10-15
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femto
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f
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10-18
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atto
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a
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