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  2. SI base unit - Wikipedia

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    "The kelvin, symbol K, is the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Boltzmann constant k to be 1.380 649 × 10 −23 when expressed in the unit J K −1 , which is equal to kg m 2 s −2 K −1 , where the kilogram, metre and second are defined in terms of h , c and ∆ ν Cs ."

  3. International System of Units - Wikipedia

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    This new symbol can be raised to a positive or negative power. It can also be combined with other unit symbols to form compound unit symbols. [1]: 143 For example, g/cm 3 is an SI unit of density, where cm 3 is to be interpreted as (cm) 3. Prefixes are added to unit names to produce multiples and submultiples of the original unit. All of these ...

  4. Linear density - Wikipedia

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    The linear density, represented by λ, indicates the amount of a quantity, indicated by m, per unit length along a single dimension. Linear density is the measure of a quantity of any characteristic value per unit of length. Linear mass density (titer in textile engineering, the amount of mass per unit length) and linear charge density (the ...

  5. Density - Wikipedia

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    Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is a substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ρ (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter D can also be used. Mathematically, density is defined as mass divided by volume: [1] where ρ is the density, m is the mass, and V is the volume.

  6. List of physical quantities - Wikipedia

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    Volume per unit mass (reciprocal of density) m 3 ⋅kg −1: L 3 M −1: intensive Spin: S: Quantum-mechanically defined angular momentum of a particle kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −1: L 2 M T −1: Strain: ε: Extension per unit length unitless 1: Stress: σ: Force per unit oriented surface area Pa L −1 M T −2: order 2 tensor Surface tension: γ ...

  7. Metric system - Wikipedia

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    A derived unit is used for expressing any other quantity, and is a product of powers of base units. For example, in the modern metric system, length has the unit metre and time has the unit second, and speed has the derived unit metre per second. [5]: 15 Density, or mass per unit volume, has the unit kilogram per cubic metre. [5]: 434

  8. Area density - Wikipedia

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    The area density (also known as areal density, surface density, superficial density, areic density, mass thickness, column density, or density thickness) of a two-dimensional object is calculated as the mass per unit area. The SI derived unit is the " kilogram per square metre " (kg·m −2). In the paper and fabric industries, it is called ...

  9. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    The base unit in the International System of Units (SI) is the meter, defined as "the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1 ⁄ 299792458 seconds." [ 4 ] It is approximately equal to 1.0936 yd .