SI base unit

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The SI base units are:

Physical quantity Symbol Name of SI base unit Symbol for SI unit
length l metre m
mass m kilogram kg
time t second s
electric current I ampere A
thermodynamic temperature T kelvin K
amount of substance n mole mol
luminous intensity Iv candela cd

All other physical units can be derived from these seven SI base units.

The SI prefixes are applied to abbreviate long numbers.


To do: merge Standards and Units with this. Incorporate operational definitions of units.