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MEASUREMENTS,
FUNDAMENTAL AND DERIVED UNITS AND QUANTITY
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FUNDAMENTAL QUANTITY AND THEIR UNITS
There are 7 basic quantities and their units , often called International system (systeme international) of units or simply called SI units
Quantity |
Units |
Abbreviation |
Mass Time Length Temperature Electric current Luminous intensity Amount of substances |
Kilogram Second Metre Kelvin Ampere Candela Mole |
kg s m K A cd mol |
Multiple of units and sub-multiple of units (see table above)
EXAMPLES
1Kk= 1 Kilokelvin
= 1000kelvin
while 1Gm=1 Gigameter =1000000000meter
Meanwhile
1ns = 1 nanoseconds =0.000000001seconds
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