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SI Units
Cumulative List of SI Units, Derived Units, and Derived Units with Special Names
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12/11/2012

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Ampere (SI Unit)
Definition
Symbol: A
Measurement of a constant current.
Term
Candela (SI Unit)
Definition
Symbol: cd
Measurement of luminous intensity.
Term
Kelvin (SI Unit)
Definition
Symbol: K
Measurement of thermodynamic temperature.
Term
Kilogram (SI Unit)
Definition
Symbol: kg
Measurement of mass.
Term
Metre(Meter) (SI Unit)
Definition
Symbol: m
Measurement of length.
Term
Mole (SI Unit)
Definition
Symbol: mol
Measurement of amount of substance.
Term
Second (SI Unit)
Definition
Symbol: s
Measurement of time.
Term
Hertz (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: Hz
Measurement of frequency.
1/s
Term
Radian (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: rad
Measurement of angle.
m/m
Term
Steradian (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: sr
Measurement of solid angle.
m2/m2
Term
Newton (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: N
Measurement of force (weight).
kg⋅m/s2
Term
Pascal (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: Pa
Measurement of pressure (stress).
N/m2
Term
Joule (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: J
Measurement of energy/work/heat.
N⋅m = C⋅V = W⋅s
Term
Watt (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: W
Measurement of power/radiant flux.
J/s = V⋅A
Term
Coulomb (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: C
Measure of electric charge or quantity of electricity.
s⋅A
Term
Volt (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: V
Measurement of electromotive force/electrical potential difference.
W/A = J/C
Term
Farad (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: F
Measurement of electric capacitance.
C/V
Term
Ohm (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: Ω
Measurement of electric resistance/impedence/reactance.
V/A
Term
Siemens (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: S
Measurement of electrical conductance.
1/Ω = A/V
Term
Weber (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: Wb
Measurement of magnetic flux.
J/A
Term
Tesla (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: T
Measurement of magnetic field strength.
V⋅s/m2 = Wb/m2 = N/(A⋅m)
Term
Henry (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: H
Measurement of inductance.
V⋅s/A = Wb/A
Term
degrees Celsius (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: °C
Measurement of temperature relative to 273.15 K.
K
Term
Lumen (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: lm
Measurement of luminous flux.
cd⋅sr
Term
Lux (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: lx
Measurement of illiminance.
lm/m2
Term
Becquerel (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: Bq
Measurement of radioactivity (decays per unit time).
1/s
Term
Gray (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: Gy
Measurement of absorbed dose (of ionizing radiation).
J/kg
Term
Sievert (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: Sv
Measurement of equivalent dose (of ionizing radiation).
J/kg
Term
Katal (Specially Named Derived Unit)
Definition
Symbol: kat
Measurement of catalytic activity.
mol/s
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