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Name of unit Symbol Definition Relation to SI units spat: ≡ 4π sr [16] – The solid angle subtended by a sphere at its centre. ≈ 12.566 37 sr: square degree: deg 2; sq.deg.; (°) 2: ≡ (π ⁄ 180) 2 sr: ≈ 0.304 62 × 10 −3 sr: steradian (SI unit) sr The solid angle subtended at the center of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the ...
Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity. This is also often loosely taken to include replacement of a quantity with a corresponding quantity that describes the same physical property.
Length; system unit code (other) symbol or abbrev. notes conversion factor/m combinations SI: gigametre: Gm Gm US spelling: gigameter 1.0 Gm (620,000 mi) megametre: Mm Mm US spelling: megameter
As a nontrivial application of this rule, the SI Brochure notes [1]: 148 that the name of the unit with the symbol °C is correctly spelled as 'degree Celsius': the first letter of the name of the unit, 'd', is in lowercase, while the modifier 'Celsius' is capitalised because it is a proper name. [1]: 148 The English spelling and even names for ...
The values for most of the conversion factors used by Template:Convert come from international and national standards documents: Organisation Intergouvernementale de la Convention du Mètre (2014) [2006]. The International System of Units (SI) (PDF). Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
The values for most of the conversion factors used by Template:Convert come from international and national standards documents: Organisation Intergouvernementale de la Convention du Mètre (2014) [2006]. The International System of Units (SI) (PDF). Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Section 3.8 introduces atomic units and gives a table of atomic units of various physical quantities and the conversion factor to the SI units. Section 7.3(v) gives a concise but clear tutorial on practical use of atomic units, in particular how to understand equations "written in atomic units".
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Conversion of scales of temperature; Conversion of units; D ...