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.Dt SI 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm SI
.Nd The International System of Units
.Sh SOURCE
NIST SP 330,
.Em The International System of Units (SI) ,
2019 edition,
.Lk https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.330-2019 .
Some data from the
.Sx NOT-ACCEPTABLE NON-SI UNITS STILL IN USE
section are from NIST SP 811,
.Em NIST Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) ,
2008,
.Lk https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811 .
.Sh PREFIXES
.TS
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l c r || l c r.
Name Prefix Power Name Prefix Power
yotta Y 24 yocto y -24
zetta Z 21 zepto z -21
exa E 18 atto a -18
peta P 15 femto f -15
tera T 12 pico p -12
giga G 9 nano n -9
mega M 6 micro \(mc -6
kilo k 3 milli m -3
hecto h 2 centi c -2
deka da 1 deci d -1
.TE
.Sh BASE UNITS
.TS
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Quantity Unit Symbol Dimension
time second s T
length meter m L
kilogram mass m M
current ampere A I
temperature kelvin K \(*H
luminosity candela cd J
Unitless = 1 =
.TE
Unitless quantities (like indices of refraction) are usually written
with no symbol at all, or with a conventional symbol, like
.Dq rad
(see below).
.Sh DERIVED UNITS
.TS
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l l c c c.
Quantity Unit Symbol Base Units Equivalent
plane angle radian rad m/m 1
solid angle steradian sr m\(S2/m\(S2 1
frequency hertz Hz s⁻¹ =
force newton N kg m s⁻² =
T{
pressure, stress
T} pascal Pa kg m⁻¹ s⁻² N m⁻²
T{
energy, work, heat
T} joule J kg m² s⁻² N m
T{
power, radiant flux
T} watt W kg m² s⁻³ J/s
T{
electric potential difference
T} volt V kg m² s⁻³ A⁻¹ W/A
charge columb C A s =
capacitance farad F kg⁻¹ m⁻² s⁴ A² C/V
resistance ohm \(*W kg m² s⁻³ A⁻² V/A
conductance siemens S kg⁻¹ m⁻² s³ A² A/V
T{
magnetic flux
T} weber Wb kg m² s⁻² A⁻¹ V s
T{
magnetic flux density
T} tesla T kg s⁻² A⁻¹ Wb m⁻²
inductance henry H kg m² s⁻² A⁻² Wb/A
T{
temperature, celsius
T} celsius \(de C K + 273.15 =
T{
luminous flux
T} lumen lm cd sr =
T{
illuminance
T} lux cd sr m⁻² lm m⁻²
T{
activity referred to a
radionuclide
T} becquerel Bq s⁻¹ =
T{
absorbed dose, kerma
T} gray m² s⁻² J/kg
T{
dose equivalent
T} sievert Sv m² s⁻² J/kg
T{
catalytic activity
T} katal kat mol s⁻¹ =
.TE
The equivalent units for pressure do not appear in the source.
.Sh SAMPLE OF OTHER DERIVED UNITS
.TS
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l r r.
Quantity Units Base
dynamic viscosity Pa s kg m⁻¹ s⁻¹
surface tension N m kg m² s⁻²
T{
angular velocity, angular frequency
T} rad s⁻¹ s⁻¹
T{
heat flux density, irradiance
T} W m⁻² kg s⁻³
T{
heat capacity, entropy
T} J K⁻¹ kg m² s⁻² K⁻¹
T{
specific heat capacity, specific entropy
T} J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ m² s⁻² K⁻¹
T{
thermal conductivity
T} W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ kg m s⁻³ K⁻¹
T{
electric field strength
T} V m⁻¹ kg m⁻¹ s⁻³ A⁻¹
permittivity F m⁻¹ kg⁻¹ m⁻³ s⁴ A²
permeability H m⁻¹ kg m s⁻² A⁻²
T{
radiant intensity
T} W sr⁻¹ kg m² s⁻³
radiance W sr⁻¹ m⁻² kg s⁻³
.TE
The source gives more examples.
.Sh NON-SI UNITS ACCEPTED FOR USE IN SI
.TS
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Quantity Name Sym. Value
time minute min 1 min = 60 s
\^ hour h 1 h = 60 min = 3600 s
\^ day d 1 d = 24 h = 86400 s
length T{
astronomical unit
T} au T{
1 au = 149 597 870 700 m
T}
angle degree \(de 1\(de = (\(*p/180) rad
\^ minute \(fm T{
1\(fm = (1/60)\(de = (\(*p/10 800) rad
T}
\^ second \(sd T{
1\(sd = (1/60)\(de = (\(*p/648 000) rad
T}
area hectare ha 1 ha = 1 hm² = 10⁴ m²
volume liter L 1 L = 1 dm³ = 10³ cm³ = 10⁻³ m³
mass metric ton t 1 t = 10³ kg
\^ dalton Da 1 Da = 1.660 539 040 (20) E-27 kg
energy electronvolt eV 1 eV = 1.602 176 634 e-19 J
T{
logarithmic quantities
T} neper Np natural log
\^ bel B base-10 log
\^ decibel dB 1 dB = 10⁻¹ B
.TE
.Sh NOT-ACCEPTABLE NON-SI UNITS STILL IN USE
.TS
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Quantity Name Sym. Value
length ångström \(oA 10⁻¹⁰ m
\^ micron \(*m 1 \(*mm
\^ parsec pc 1 pc = 3.085 678E+16 m
T{
radiation dose
T} rad rad OR rd 1 rd = 10⁻² Gy
pressure T{
millimeter of mercury
T} mmHg 1 mmHg \(=~ 133.322 Pa
T{
magnetic flux density
T} gauss G OR Gs 1 G = 100 μT
.TE
.Sh INFO
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