B.3.4 Derived unit atoms
Dimensionless units NOTE The units ppb and ppt are deprecated because the names "billion" and "trillion" are ambiguous. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| 10* | the number ten for arbitrary powers | 10n | no | |
| 10^ | the number ten for arbitrary powers | 10n | no | |
| [pi] | the number pi | π | no | |
| % | percent | % | no | |
| [ppth] | parts per thousand | ppth | no | |
| [ppm] | parts per million | ppm | no | |
| [ppb] | parts per billion | ppb | no | |
| [pptr] | parts per trillion | pptr | no | |
SI units NOTE Defined by CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| mol | mole | mol | amount of substance | yes |
| sr | steradian | sr | solid angle | yes |
| Hz | hertz | Hz | frequency | yes |
| N | newton | N | force | yes |
| Pa | pascal | Pa | pressure | yes |
| J | joule | J | energy | yes |
| W | watt | W | power | yes |
| A | ampère | A | electric current | yes |
| V | volt | V | electric potential | yes |
| F | farad | F | electric capacitance | yes |
| Ohm | ohm | Ω | electric resistance | yes |
| S | siemens | S | electric conductance | yes |
| Wb | weber | Wb | magnetic flux | yes |
| Cel | degree Celsius | °C | temperature | yes |
| T | tesla | T | magnetic flux density | yes |
| H | henry | H | inductance | yes |
| lm | lumen | lm | luminous flux | yes |
| lx | lux | lx | illuminance | yes |
| Bq | becquerel | Bq | radioactivity | yes |
| Gy | gray | Gy | energy dose | yes |
| Sv | sievert | Sv | dose equivalent | yes |
| Other units from ISO 1000, ISO 2955, and some from ANSI X3.50. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| gon | gon, grade | □g | plane angle | no |
| deg | degree | ° | plane angle | no |
| ' | minute | ' | plane angle | no |
| '' | second | '' | plane angle | no |
| l | liter | l | volume | yes |
| L | liter | L | volume | yes |
| ar | are | a | area | yes |
| min | minute | min | time | no |
| h | hour | h | time | no |
| d | day | d | time | no |
| a_t | tropical year | at | time | no |
| a_j | mean Julian year | aj | time | no |
| a_g | mean Gregorian year | ag | time | no |
| a | year | a | time | no |
| wk | week | wk | time | no |
| mo_s | synodal month | mos | time | no |
| mo_j | mean Julian month | moj | time | no |
| mo_g | mean Gregorian month | mog | time | no |
| mo | month | mo | time | no |
| t | tonne | t | mass | yes |
| bar | bar | bar | pressure | yes |
| u | unified atomic mass unit | u | mass | yes |
| eV | electronvolt | eV | energy | yes |
| AU | astronomic unit | AU | length | no |
| pc | parsec | pc | length | yes |
Natural unit NOTE Fundamental constants of nature and units derived from these constants. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [c] | velocity of light | c | velocity | yes |
| [h] | Planck constant | h | action | yes |
| [k] | Boltzmann constant | k | (unclassified) | yes |
| [eps_0] | permittivity of vacuum | ε0 | electric permittivity | yes |
| [mu_0] | permeability of vacuum | μ0 | magnetic permeability | yes |
| [e] | elementary charge | e | electric charge | yes |
| [m_e] | electron mass | me | mass | yes |
| [m_p] | proton mass | mp | mass | yes |
| [G] | Newtonian constant of gravitation | G | (unclassified) | yes |
| [g] | standard acceleration of free fall | gn | acceleration | yes |
| atm | standard atmosphere | atm | pressure | no |
| [ly] | light-year | l.y. | length | yes |
| gf | gram-force | gf | force | yes |
| [lbf_av] | pound force | lbf | force | no |
CGS units NOTE The units of the older Centimeter-Gram-Second (CGS) system. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| Ky | Kayser | K | lineic number | yes |
| Gal | Gal | Gal | acceleration | yes |
| dyn | dyne | dyn | force | yes |
| erg | erg | erg | energy | yes |
| P | Poise | P | dynamic viscosity | yes |
| Bi | Biot | Bi | electric current | yes |
| St | Stokes | St | kinematic viscosity | yes |
| Mx | Maxwell | Mx | flux of magnetic induction | yes |
| G | Gauss | Gs, G | magnetic flux density | yes |
| Oe | Oersted | Oe | magnetic field intensity | yes |
| Gb | Gilbert | Gb | magnetic tension | yes |
| sb | stilb | sb | lum. intensity density | yes |
| Lmb | Lambert | L | brightness | yes |
| ph | phot | ph | illuminance | yes |
| Ci | Curie | Ci | radioactivity | yes |
| R | Roentgen | R | ion dose | yes |
| RAD | radiation absorbed dose | RAD | energy dose | yes |
| REM | radiation equivalent man | REM | dose equivalent | yes |