SI base units

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SI base units

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Entity, count, and number, and SI base quantities / SI base units

Quantity name	Symbol	Unit name	Symbol	Comment
elementary	UX	elementary unit	[x]	UX, UB; [x] not in SI
count	NX	elementary unit	[x]	NX, NB; [x] not in SI
number	N	-	dimensionless	= NX·UX-1
amount of substance	nB	mole	[mol]	nX, nB
electric current	I	ampere	[A]	A = C·s-1
time	t	second	[s]
length	l	meter	[m]	SI: metre
mass	m	kilogram	[kg]
thermodynamic temperature	T	kelvin	[K]
luminous intensity	IV	candela	[cd]

Fundamental relationships

» Avogadro constant N_A

» Boltzmann constant k

» elementary charge e

» Faraday constant F

» gas constant R

» electrochemical constant f

SI and related concepts

» International System of Units

» elementary unit x

» SI prefixes

» International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, IUPAC

» entity

» quantity

» dimension

» format

» motive unit

» iconic symbols