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(NBS Special Publication, 330) International Bureau of Weights and Measures - The International System of Units (SI) PDF

The document provides information about the International System of Units (SI) including: 1) References two publications from NIST that contain further information about the SI. 2) Lists the SI prefixes that are multiplied by powers of 10 to denote multiplication of the unit. 3) Presents a table that identifies the seven base units of the SI, along with some derived units that have special names.

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(NBS Special Publication, 330) International Bureau of Weights and Measures - The International System of Units (SI) PDF

The document provides information about the International System of Units (SI) including: 1) References two publications from NIST that contain further information about the SI. 2) Lists the SI prefixes that are multiplied by powers of 10 to denote multiplication of the unit. 3) Presents a table that identifies the seven base units of the SI, along with some derived units that have special names.

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International system of units (SI) 1


3. INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI)
See “The International System of Units (SI),” NIST Special
Publication 330, B.N. Taylor, ed. (USGPO, Washington, DC, 1991);
and “Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI),”
NIST Special Publication 811, 1995 edition, B.N. Taylor (USGPO,
Washington, DC, 1995).

SI prefixes

1024 yotta (Y)


1021 zetta (Z)
1018 exa (E)
1015 peta (P)
1012 tera (T)
109 giga (G)
106 mega (M)
103 kilo (k)
102 hecto (h)
10 deca (da)
10−1 deci (d)
10−2 centi (c)
10−3 milli (m)
10−6 micro (µ)
10−9 nano (n)
10−12 pico (p)
10−15 femto (f)
10−18 atto (a)
10−21 zepto (z)
10−24 yocto (y)

CITATION: C. Caso et al., European Physical Journal C3, 1 (1998)


1999 partial update for 2000 edition available on the PDG WWW pages (URL: http://pdg.lbl.gov/) November 9, 1999 16:1
2 3. International system of units (SI)

Physical Name
quantity of unit Symbol

Base units
length meter m
mass kilogram kg
time second s
electric current ampere A
thermodynamic kelvin K
temperature
amount of substance mole mol
luminous intensity candela cd
Derived units with special names
plane angle radian rad
solid angle steradian sr
frequency hertz Hz
energy joule J
force newton N
pressure pascal Pa
power watt W
electric charge coulomb C
electric potential volt V
electric resistance ohm Ω
electric conductance siemens S
electric capacitance farad F
magnetic flux weber Wb
inductance henry H
magnetic flux density tesla T
luminous flux lumen lm
illuminance lux lx
celsius temperature degree celsius ◦C

activity (of a becquerel Bq


radioactive source)∗
absorbed dose (of gray Gy
ionizing radiation)∗
dose equivalent∗ sievert Sv

∗ See our section 25, on “Radioactivity and


radiation protection,” p. 1.

November 9, 1999 16:17

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