International System of Units (SI Units) Dataset
This comprehensive dataset contains 53 fundamental and derived SI units, including their names, symbols, quantities, types, definitions, and dimensions. It's an essential resource for science, engineering, and education.
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| Name | Symbol | Quantity | Type | Definition | Dimension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metre | m | length | Base Unit | Distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 second | L |
| kilogram | kg | mass | Base Unit | Defined by Planck constant h = 6.62607015×10⁻³⁴ J·s | M |
| second | s | time | Base Unit | 9,192,631,770 periods of cesium-133 radiation | T |
| ampere | A | electric current | Base Unit | Defined by elementary charge e = 1.602176634×10⁻¹⁹ C | I |
| kelvin | K | thermodynamic temperature | Base Unit | Defined by Boltzmann constant k = 1.380649×10⁻²³ J/K | Θ |
| mole | mol | amount of substance | Base Unit | Exactly 6.02214076×10²³ elementary entities | N |
| candela | cd | luminous intensity | Base Unit | Luminous efficacy Kcd = 683 lm/W at 540 THz | J |
| hertz | Hz | frequency | Derived Unit | s⁻¹ | T⁻¹ |
| newton | N | force | Derived Unit | kg·m·s⁻² | M·L·T⁻² |
| pascal | Pa | pressure, stress | Derived Unit | N/m² = kg·m⁻¹·s⁻² | M·L⁻¹·T⁻² |
| joule | J | energy, work, heat | Derived Unit | N·m = kg·m²·s⁻² | M·L²·T⁻² |
| watt | W | power, radiant flux | Derived Unit | J/s = kg·m²·s⁻³ | M·L²·T⁻³ |
| coulomb | C | electric charge | Derived Unit | A·s | T·I |
| volt | V | electric potential | Derived Unit | W/A = kg·m²·s⁻³·A⁻¹ | M·L²·T⁻³·I⁻¹ |
| farad | F | capacitance | Derived Unit | C/V = kg⁻¹·m⁻²·s⁴·A² | M⁻¹·L⁻²·T⁴·I² |
| ohm | Ω | electrical resistance | Derived Unit | V/A = kg·m²·s⁻³·A⁻² | M·L²·T⁻³·I⁻² |
| siemens | S | electrical conductance | Derived Unit | A/V = kg⁻¹·m⁻²·s³·A² | M⁻¹·L⁻²·T³·I² |
| weber | Wb | magnetic flux | Derived Unit | V·s = kg·m²·s⁻²·A⁻¹ | M·L²·T⁻²·I⁻¹ |
| tesla | T | magnetic flux density | Derived Unit | Wb/m² = kg·s⁻²·A⁻¹ | M·T⁻²·I⁻¹ |
| henry | H | inductance | Derived Unit | Wb/A = kg·m²·s⁻²·A⁻² | M·L²·T⁻²·I⁻² |
| degree Celsius | °C | temperature | Derived Unit | K - 273.15 | Θ |
| lumen | lm | luminous flux | Derived Unit | cd·sr | J |
| lux | lx | illuminance | Derived Unit | lm/m² = cd·sr·m⁻² | J·L⁻² |
| becquerel | Bq | radioactivity | Derived Unit | s⁻¹ (decays per second) | T⁻¹ |
| gray | Gy | absorbed dose | Derived Unit | J/kg = m²·s⁻² | L²·T⁻² |
| sievert | Sv | equivalent dose | Derived Unit | J/kg = m²·s⁻² | L²·T⁻² |
| katal | kat | catalytic activity | Derived Unit | mol·s⁻¹ | N·T⁻¹ |
| radian | rad | plane angle | Derived Unit | m/m = 1 (dimensionless) | 1 |
| steradian | sr | solid angle | Derived Unit | m²/m² = 1 (dimensionless) | 1 |
| quetta | Q | SI prefix | Prefix | 10³⁰ | - |
| ronna | R | SI prefix | Prefix | 10²⁷ | - |
| yotta | Y | SI prefix | Prefix | 10²⁴ | - |
| zetta | Z | SI prefix | Prefix | 10²¹ | - |
| exa | E | SI prefix | Prefix | 10¹⁸ | - |
| peta | P | SI prefix | Prefix | 10¹⁵ | - |
| tera | T | SI prefix | Prefix | 10¹² | - |
| giga | G | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁹ | - |
| mega | M | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁶ | - |
| kilo | k | SI prefix | Prefix | 10³ | - |
| hecto | h | SI prefix | Prefix | 10² | - |
| deca | da | SI prefix | Prefix | 10¹ | - |
| deci | d | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻¹ | - |
| centi | c | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻² | - |
| milli | m | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻³ | - |
| micro | μ | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻⁶ | - |
| nano | n | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻⁹ | - |
| pico | p | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻¹² | - |
| femto | f | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻¹⁵ | - |
| atto | a | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻¹⁸ | - |
| zepto | z | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻²¹ | - |
| yocto | y | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻²⁴ | - |
| ronto | r | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻²⁷ | - |
| quecto | q | SI prefix | Prefix | 10⁻³⁰ | - |
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