Overview#
International System of Units (SI, abbreviated from the French Système international (d'unités)) is the modern form of the "metric" Unit of measurement system.Standard prefixes for the SI units of measure#
Submultiples#
| Prefix name | deci | centi | milli | micro | nano | pico | femto | atto | zepto | yocto | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix symbol | d | c | m | μ | n | p | f | a | z | y | |
| Factor | 100 | 10-1 | 10-2 | 10-3 | 10-6 | 10-9 | 10-12 | 10-15 | 10-18 | 10-21 | 10-24 |
SI base unit#
| Name | Sym | Measure | Dimensionsymbol |
|---|---|---|---|
| second | s | time | T |
| meter | m | length | L |
| kilogram | kg | mass | M |
| ampere | A | electric current | I |
| kelvin | K | thermodynamic temperature | Θ |
| mole | mol | amount of substance | N |
| candela | cd | luminous intensity | J |
More Information#
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:- Atto
- Byte
- Centi
- Deca
- Deci
- Exa
- Femto
- Giga
- Hecto
- Kilo
- Kilogram
- Length
- Mass
- Mega
- Meter
- Micro
- Milli
- Mole
- Nano
- Number
- Peta
- SI
- SI Base Unit
- SI Derived Unit
- Tera
- Work
- Year
- Yocto
- Yotta
- Zepto
- Zetta
- [#1] - SI_base_unit - based on information obtained 2022-05-27
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