Metric System - International System of Units (SI Units)
  • International System of Units (SI) is the modern form of the Metric System

SI - 7 Base Units

Unit Name

Unit Symbol

Quantity Name

Quantity Symbol

Dimension Symbol


This figure displays the fundamental SI units and the combinations that lead to more complex units of measurement

meter

𝑚

length

I, x, r

L

kilogram

𝑘𝑔

mass

m

M

second

𝑠 or 𝑠𝑒𝑐

time

t

T

ampere

𝐴

electric current

I

I

kelvin

𝐾

thermodynamic temperature

T

Θ

candela

𝑐𝑑

luminous intensity

Iv

J

mole

𝑚𝑜𝑙

amount of substance

n

N

SI - Defining Constants

Symbol

Defining constant

Exact value

ΔνCs

hyperfine transition frequency of Cs

9192631770 Hz

c

speed of light

299792458 m/s

h

Planck constant

6.62607015×10−34 J⋅s

e

elementary charge

1.602176634×10−19 C

k

Boltzmann constant

1.380649×10−23 J/K

NA

Avogadro constant

6.02214076×1023 mol−1

Kcd

luminous efficacy of 540 THz radiation

683 lm/W

SI - Prefixes

Prefix

Base 10

Decimal

Adoption

Name

Symbol

1036

1000000000000000000000000000000000000

undecillion

1033

1000000000000000000000000000000000

decillion

quetta

Q

1030

1000000000000000000000000000000

2022

nonillion

ronna

R

1027

1000000000000000000000000000

2022

octillion

yotta

Y

1024

1000000000000000000000000

1991

septillion

zetta

Z

1021

1000000000000000000000

1991

sextillion

exa

E

1018

1000000000000000000

1975

quintillion

peta

P

1015

1000000000000000

1975

quadrillion

tera

T

1012

1000000000000

1960

trillion

giga

G

109

1000000000

1960

billion

mega

M

106

1000000

1873

million

kilo

k

103

1000

1795

thousand

hecto

h

102

100

1795

deca

da

101

10

1795

100

1

deci

d

10−1

0.1

1795

centi

c

10−2

0.01

1795

milli

m

10−3

0.001

1795

micro

μ

10−6

0.000001

1873

nano

n

10−9

0.000000001

1960

pico

p

10−12

0.000000000001

1960

femto

f

10−15

0.000000000000001

1964

atto

a

10−18

0.000000000000000001

1964

zepto

z

10−21

0.000000000000000000001

1991

yocto

y

10−24

0.000000000000000000000001

1991

ronto

r

10−27

0.000000000000000000000000001

2022

quecto

q

10−30

0.000000000000000000000000000001

2022