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SI derived units

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Derived units expressed in terms of base units

Units with special names and symbols; units that incorporate special names and symbols

Units for dimensionless quantities, also called quantities of dimension one

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SI brochure, section 2.2

Derived units are products of powers of base units. Coherent derived units are products of powers of base units that include no numerical factor other than 1. The base and coherent derived units of the SI form a coherent set, designated the set of coherent SI units (see section 1.4).



	Summary Derived units expressed in terms of base units Units with special names and symbols; units that incorporate special names and symbols: see radian, steradian, hertz, newton, pascal, joule, watt, coulomb, volt, farad, ohm, siemens, weber, tesla, henry, degree Celsius, lumen, lux, becquerel, gray, sievert, katal Units for dimensionless quantities, also called quantities of dimension one

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For the official text, please refer to the PDF files available at:

http://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si_brochure_8_en.pdf (in English) and

http://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si_brochure_8_fr.pdf (in French).

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