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 |
|
|
𝑚 |
length |
I, x, r |
L | ||
|
𝑘𝑔 |
mass |
m |
M | ||
|
𝑠 or 𝑠𝑒𝑐 |
time |
t |
T | ||
|
𝐴 |
electric current |
I |
I | ||
|
𝐾 |
thermodynamic temperature |
T |
Θ | ||
|
𝑐𝑑 |
luminous intensity |
Iv |
J | ||
|
𝑚𝑜𝑙 |
amount of substance |
n |
N |
SI - Defining Constants
|
Symbol |
Defining constant |
Exact value |
|---|---|---|
|
ΔνCs |
9192631770 Hz | |
|
c |
299792458 m/s | |
|
h |
6.62607015×10−34 J⋅s | |
|
e |
1.602176634×10−19 C | |
|
k |
1.380649×10−23 J/K | |
|
NA |
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 | |
|
G |
109 |
1000000000 |
1960 |
billion | ||
|
M |
106 |
1000000 |
1873 |
million | ||
|
k |
103 |
1000 |
1795 |
thousand | ||
|
h |
102 |
100 |
1795 | |||
|
da |
101 |
10 |
1795 | |||
|
100 |
1 |
— | ||||
|
d |
10−1 |
0.1 |
1795 | |||
|
c |
10−2 |
0.01 |
1795 | |||
|
m |
10−3 |
0.001 |
1795 | |||
|
μ |
0.000001 |
1873 | ||||
|
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 | ||
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