Appendix C. Unit List
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Appendix C. Unit List

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Angle
Plane Angle
Solid Angle
Area
Currency
Electricity
Capacitance
Electric Charge
Electric Conductance
Electric Current
Electric Dipole Moment
Electric Potential
Electric Resistance
Electrical Elastance
Inductance
Energy
Action
Entropy
Power
Force
Dynamic Viscosity
Kinematic Viscosity
Pressure
Information
Length
Light
Illuminance
Luminance
Luminous Flux
Luminous Intensity
Magnetism
Magnetic Field Strength
Magnetic Flux
Magnetic Flux Density
Mass
Radioactivity
Absorbed Dose
Dose Equivalent
Exposure
Ratio
Speed
Acceleration
Substance
Catalytic Activity
Temperature
Time
Frequency
Typography
Volume
Cooking
Fuel Economy
Imperial Capacity
U.S. Capacity
Volumetric Flow Rate

Angle

Plane Angle

Table C.1. Units: Plane Angle

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Arcminute

arcmin / arcminute / arcminutes

°

1/60

Arcsecond

arcsec / arcsecond / arcseconds

arcmin

1/60

Degree

deg / ° / degree / degrees

rad

pi/180

Gradian (Gon)

gra / gradian / gradians / gon / gons

rad

pi/200

Radian

rad / radian / radians

Turn

turn / turns

°

360


Solid Angle

Table C.2. Units: Solid Angle

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Steradian

sr / steradian / steradians

rad2

1


Area

Table C.3. Units: Area

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Acre

acre / acres

ch2

10

Are

a / are / ares

m2

100

Barn

b / barn / barns

m2

1E−28

Circular Mil

cmil / cmils

thou2

pi/4

Decare

da / decare / decares

a

10

Hectare

ha / hectare / hectares

a

100

Rood

rood / roods

yd2

1210

Section

section / sections

US_mi2

1

Thousand of Circular Mil

kcmil / MCM

cmil

1000

Township

township / townships

section

36


Currency

Table C.4. Units: Currency

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Afghan Afghani

AFN / ؋

€

exchange rate

Albanian Lek

ALL

€

exchange rate

Algerian Dinar

DZD

€

exchange rate

Angolan Kwanza

AOA

€

exchange rate

Argentine Peso

ARS

€

exchange rate

Armenian Dram

AMD / ֏

€

exchange rate

Aruban Florin

AWG

€

exchange rate

Australian Dollar

AUD

€

exchange rate

Austrian Schilling (obsolete)

ATS

€

1/13.7603

Azerbaijani Manat

AZN / ₼

€

exchange rate

Bahamian Dollar

BSD

€

exchange rate

Bahraini Dinar

BHD

€

exchange rate

Bangladeshi Taka

BDT / ৳

€

exchange rate

Barbadian Dollar

BBD

€

exchange rate

Belarusian Ruble

BYN

€

exchange rate

Belarusian Ruble p. (obsolete)

BYR

BYN

exchange rate

Belgian Franc (obsolete)

BEF

€

1/40.3399

Belize Dollar

BZD

€

exchange rate

Bermudian Dollar

BMD

€

exchange rate

Bitcoin

BTC / ₿ / XBT / bitcoin / bitcoins

$

exchange rate

Bolivian Boliviano Bs

BOB

€

exchange rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark

BAM

€

exchange rate

Botswana Pula

BWP

€

exchange rate

Brazilian Real

BRL

€

exchange rate

British Pound

GBP / £

€

exchange rate

Brunei Dollar

BND

€

exchange rate

Bulgarian Lev

lev / BGN

€

exchange rate

Burundian Franc

BIF

€

exchange rate

CFP franc

XPF

€

exchange rate

Cambodian Riel

KHR / ៛

€

exchange rate

Canadian Dollar

CAD

€

exchange rate

Cape Verdean Escudo

CVE

€

exchange rate

Cayman Islands Dollar

KYD

€

exchange rate

Cent (USD)

¢ / cent / cents

$

1/100

Central African CFA Franc

XAF / FCFA

€

exchange rate

Chilean Peso

CLP

€

exchange rate

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

CNY

€

exchange rate

Colombian Peso

COP

€

exchange rate

Comorian Franc

KMF

€

exchange rate

Costa Rican colón

CRC

€

exchange rate

Croatian Kuna (obsolete)

HRK

€

1/7.53450

Cuban Peso

CUP

€

exchange rate

Cypriot Pound (obsolete)

CYP

€

1/0.585274

Czech Koruna

CZK / Kč

€

exchange rate

Danish Krone

DKK

€

exchange rate

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congolese Franc)

CDF

€

exchange rate

Deutsche Mark (obsolete)

DEM

€

1/1.95583

Djiboutian Franc

DJF

€

exchange rate

Dominican Peso

DOP

€

exchange rate

Dutch Guilder (obsolete)

NLG

€

1/2.20371

Eastern Caribbean Dollar

XCD

€

exchange rate

Egyptian Pound

EGP

€

exchange rate

El Salvadoran Colon (obsolete)

SVC

€

exchange rate

Eritrean Nafka

ERN

€

exchange rate

Estonian Kroon (obsolete)

EEK

€

1/15.6466

Ethiopian Birr

ETB

€

exchange rate

Euro Cent

eurocent / eurocents

€

1/100

European Euro

EUR / € / euro / euros

Falkland Islands Pound

FKP

€

exchange rate

Fijian Dollar

FJD

€

exchange rate

Finnish Markka (obsolete)

FIM

€

1/5.94573

French Franc (obsolete)

FRF / ₣

€

1/6.55957

Gambian Dalasi

GMD

€

exchange rate

Georgian Lari

GEL / ₾

€

exchange rate

Ghanaian Cedi

GHS / ₵

€

exchange rate

Gibraltar Pound

GIP

€

exchange rate

Greek Drachma (obsolete)

GRD / ₯

€

1/340.750

Guatemalan Quetzal

GTQ

€

exchange rate

Guernsey Pound

GGP

€

exchange rate

Guinean Franc

GNF

€

exchange rate

Guyanese Dollar

GYD

€

exchange rate

Haitian Gourde

HTG

€

exchange rate

Honduran Lempira

HNL

€

exchange rate

Hong Kong Dollar

HKD

€

exchange rate

Hungarian Forint

forint / HUF

€

exchange rate

Icelandic Krónur

ISK

€

exchange rate

Indian Rupee

INR / ₹ / rupee

€

exchange rate

Indonesian Rupiah

IDR / rupiah

€

exchange rate

Iranian Rial

IRR / ﷼

€

exchange rate

Iraqi Dinar

IQD

€

exchange rate

Irish Pound (obsolete)

IEP

€

1/0.787564

Israeli New Sheqel

ILS / ₪ / sheqel

€

exchange rate

Italian Lira (obsolete)

ITL

€

1/1936.27

Jamaican Dollar

JMD

€

exchange rate

Japanese Yen

JPY / ¥ / yen

€

exchange rate

Jordanian Dinar

JOD

€

exchange rate

Kazakhstani Tenge

KZT / ₸

€

exchange rate

Kenya Shilling

KES

€

exchange rate

Kuwaiti Dinar

KWD

€

exchange rate

Kyrgyzstani Som

KGS

€

exchange rate

Lao Kip

LAK / ₭

€

exchange rate

Latvian Lats (obsolete)

LVL

€

1/0.702800

Lebanese Pound

LBP

€

exchange rate

Lesotho Loti

LSL

€

exchange rate

Liberian Dollar

LRD

€

exchange rate

Libyan Dinar

LYD

€

exchange rate

Lithuanian Litas (obsolete)

LTL

€

1/3.45280

Luxembourg Franc (obsolete)

LUF

€

1/40.3399

Macanese Pataca

MOP

€

exchange rate

Macedonian Denar

MKD

€

exchange rate

Malagasy Ariary

MGA

€

exchange rate

Malawian Kwacha

MWK

€

exchange rate

Malaysian Ringgit

MYR / myr

€

exchange rate

Maldivian Rufiyaa

MVR

€

exchange rate

Maltese Lira (obsolete)

MTL

€

1/0.429300

Mauritanian Ouguiya

MRU

€

exchange rate

Mauritian Rupee

MUR

€

exchange rate

Mexican Peso

MXN

€

exchange rate

Moldovan Leu

MDL

€

exchange rate

Mongolian Tögrög

MNT / ₮

€

exchange rate

Moroccan Dirham

MAD

€

exchange rate

Mozambican Metical

MZN

€

exchange rate

Myanmar (Burmese Kyat)

MMK

€

exchange rate

Namibian Dollar

NAD

€

exchange rate

Nepalese Rupee

NPR

€

exchange rate

Netherlands Antillean Guilder

ANG

€

exchange rate

New Taiwan Dollar

TWD

€

exchange rate

New Zealand Dollar

NZD

€

exchange rate

Nicaraguan Córdoba

NIO

€

exchange rate

Nigerian Naira

NGN / ₦

€

exchange rate

North Korean Won

KPW

€

exchange rate

Norwegian Krone

NOK

€

exchange rate

Omani Rial

OMR

€

exchange rate

Pakistani Rupee

PKR

€

exchange rate

Panamaian Balboa

PAB

€

exchange rate

Papua New Guinean Kina

PGK

€

exchange rate

Paraguayan Guaraní

PYG / ₲

€

exchange rate

Peruvian Sol

PEN

€

exchange rate

Philippine Peso

PHP / ₱

€

exchange rate

Polish Zloty

PLN / zł / zloty

€

exchange rate

Portuguese Escudo (obsolete)

PTE

€

1/200.482

Qatari Riyal

QAR

€

exchange rate

Romanian Leu

RON

€

exchange rate

Russian Ruble

RUB / ₽ / ruble

€

exchange rate

Rwandan Franc

RWF

€

exchange rate

Saudi Riyal

SAR

€

exchange rate

Serbian Dinar

RSD

€

exchange rate

Seychellois Rupee

SCR

€

exchange rate

Sierra Leonean Leone

SLL

€

exchange rate

Singapore Dollar

SGD

€

exchange rate

Slovak Koruna (obsolete)

SKK

€

1/30.1260

Slovenian Tolar (obsolete)

SIT

€

1/239.640

Solomon Islands Dollar

SBD

€

exchange rate

Somali Shilling

SOS

€

exchange rate

South African Rand

ZAR

€

exchange rate

South Korean Won

KRW / ₩ / won

€

exchange rate

Spanish Peseta (obsolete)

ESP / ₧

€

1/166.386

Sri Lankan Rupee

LKR / ௹

€

exchange rate

Sudanese Pound

SDG

€

exchange rate

Surinamese Dollar

SRD

€

exchange rate

Swazi Lilangeni

SZL

€

exchange rate

Swedish Krona

SEK

€

exchange rate

Swiss Franc

CHF

€

exchange rate

Syrian Pound

SYP

€

exchange rate

São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra

STD

€

exchange rate

Tajikistani Somoni

TJS

€

exchange rate

Tanzanian Shilling

TZS

€

exchange rate

Thai Baht

THB

€

exchange rate

Tongan Paʻanga

TOP

€

exchange rate

Trinidad and Tobago dollar

TTD

€

exchange rate

Tunisian Dinar

TND

€

exchange rate

Turkish New Lira

TRY / ₺

€

exchange rate

Turkmenistan Manat

TMT

€

exchange rate

U.S. Dollar

$ / USD / dollar / dollars

€

exchange rate

Ugandan Shilling

UGX

€

exchange rate

Ukrainian Hryvnia

UAH / ₴

€

exchange rate

United Arab Emirates Dirham

AED

€

exchange rate

Uruguayan Peso

UYU

€

exchange rate

Uzbekistan Soʻm

UZS

€

exchange rate

Vanuatu Vatu

VUV

€

exchange rate

Venezuelan Bolívar

VES

€

exchange rate

Vietnamese Đồng

VND / ₫

€

exchange rate

West African CFA Franc

XOF / CFA

€

exchange rate

Yemeni Rial

YER

€

exchange rate

Zambian Kwacha

ZMW

€

exchange rate


Electricity

Capacitance

Table C.5. Units: Capacitance

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Farad

F / farad / farads

C ∕ V

1


Electric Charge

Table C.6. Units: Electric Charge

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Abcoulomb

abcoulomb / abcoulombs / abC / aC

C

10

Atomic Unit of Charge

e_unit / q_A

C

1.602176634E−19

Coulomb

C / coulomb / coulombs

A·s

1

Planck Charge

PlanckCharge / q_P

C

sqrt(4pi×electric_constant×planck2pi×c)

Statcoulomb (Franklin)

statcoulomb / statcoulombs / statC / franklin / Fr / franklins

C

1/2997924580


Electric Conductance

Table C.7. Units: Electric Conductance

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Siemens

S / siemens / ℧

A ∕ V

1


Electric Current

Table C.8. Units: Electric Current

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Abampere

abampere / abA / abamperes / Bi / biot

A

10

Ampere

A / ampere / amperes / amp


Electric Dipole Moment

Table C.9. Units: Electric Dipole Moment

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Debye

D / debye / debyes

statC·cm

1E−18


Electric Potential

Table C.10. Units: Electric Potential

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Abvolt

abvolt / abvolts / abV

V

1E−8

Statvolt

statvolt / statvolts / statV

V

299.792458

Volt

V / volt / volts

W ∕ A

1


Electric Resistance

Table C.11. Units: Electric Resistance

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Abohm

abohm / abohms / abΩ

Ω

1E−9

Ohm

Ω / ohm / ohms / Ω

V ∕ A

1

Statohm

statohm / statohms / statΩ

Ω

8.9875517873681764E11


Electrical Elastance

Table C.12. Units: Electrical Elastance

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Daraf

daraf / darafs

F−1

1


Inductance

Table C.13. Units: Inductance

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Abhenry

abhenry / abhenrys / abH

H

1E−9

Henry

H / henry / henrys

Wb ∕ A

1


Energy

Table C.14. Units: Energy

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

British Thermal Unit (IT)

Btu

J

1055.056

Calorie (15 degrees Celsius)

cal_fifteen

J

4.1855±0.0005

Calorie (capital C)

Calorie / Calories

calIT

1000

Calorie (international table)

cal_IT / cal / calorie / calories

J

4.1868

Calorie (mean)

cal_mean

J

4.19002 (approximate)

Calorie (thermochemical)

cal_th

J

4.184

Electronvolt

eV / electronvolt / electronvolts

J

1.602176634E−19

Erg

erg / ergs

J

1E−7

Foe

foe / foes

erg

1E51

Gram of TNT

gTNT / gramTNT

calth

1000

Hartree (Atomic Unit of Energy)

Ha / E_h / hartree

J

2×rydberg×planck×c

Joule

J / joule / joules

N·m

1

Rydberg (unit)

Ry / RydbergUnit

Ha

0.5

Ton of TNT

tTNT / tonTNT

gTNT

1000000


Action

Table C.15. Units: Action

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Reduced Planck (Atomic/Natural Unit of Action)

PlanckUnit / ℏ_unit

J·s

3.3130351E−34/pi


Entropy

Table C.16. Units: Entropy

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Boltzmann (unit)

BoltzmannUnit / k_Bunit

J ∕ K

1.380649E−23


Power

Table C.17. Units: Power

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Decibel Milliwatt

dBm

W

10^((\x−30)/10)

Decibel Watt

dBW

W

10^(\x/10)

Horse Power

hp / horsepower / horsepowers

W

745.699987158227022

Pferdestärke

PS / pferdestärke

W

735.49875

Watt

W / watt / watts

J ∕ s

1


Force

Table C.18. Units: Force

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Dyne

dyn / dyne / dynes

N

1E−5

Newton

N / newton / newtons

m·kg ∕ s2

1

Ounce-force

ozf / OunceForce

lbf

0.0625

Pond (Gram-Force)

pond / ponds / gf

N

0.00980665

Pound-force

lbf / PoundForce

N

4.4482216152605

Poundal

poundal / poundals / pdl

lb·ft ∕ s2

1


Dynamic Viscosity

Table C.19. Units: Dynamic Viscosity

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Poise

P / poise / poises

Pa·s

0.1


Kinematic Viscosity

Table C.20. Units: Kinematic Viscosity

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Stokes

St / stokes

m2 ∕ s

0.0001


Pressure

Table C.21. Units: Pressure

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Atmosphere

atm / atmosphere / atmospheres

Pa

101325

Bar

bar / bars

Pa

100000

Barye

Ba / barye

dyn ∕ cm2

1

Inch of Mercury

inHg

mmHg

25.4

Inch of Water

inWC / iwg / inH₂O

mH₂O

0.0254

Kilopound-force per Square Inch (ksi)

ksi

psi

1000

Meter of Mercury

mHg

atm

1000/760

Meter of Water

mWC / mwg / mH₂O

Pa

9806.65

Millimeter of Mercury

mmHg

mHg

0.001

Pascal

Pa / pascal / pascals

N ∕ m2

1

Pound-force per Square Inch (psi)

psi

lbf ∕ in2

1

Torr

Torr / torr / torrs

atm

1/760


Information

Table C.22. Units: Information

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Bit (Binary Digit)

bit / bits / shannon / shannons / Sh / BinaryDigit / BinaryDigits

Byte (8-bit)

byte / B / bytes / octet / octets / o

bit

8

Declet

declet / declets

bit

10

Hartley (Decimal Digit)

hartley / hartleys / Hart / dit / dits / DecimalDigit / DecimalDigits

bit

log2(10)

Nat

nat / nats

bit

log2(e)

Nibble (Hexadecimal Digit)

nibble / nibbles / nybble / nybbles / semioctet / semioctets / HexDigit / HexDigits / HexadecimalDigit / HexadecimalDigits

bit

4

Nonet

nonet / nonets

bit

9

Octal Digit

OctalDigit / OctalDigits

bit

3

Tribble

tribble / tribbles

nibble

3

Trit (Ternary Digit)

trit / trits / TrinaryDigit / TrinaryDigits / TernaryDigit / TernaryDigits

bit

log2(3)

Word (16-bit)

word / words

bit

16


Length

Table C.23. Units: Length

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Astronomical Unit

AU / AstronomicalUnit / AstronomicalUnits

m

149597870700

Bohr (Atomic Unit of Length)

BohrUnit

m

bohr_radius

Chain

ch / chain / chains

li

100

Fathom

fathom / fathoms

yd

2

Foot

ft / foot / feet

hand

3

Furlong

fur / furlong / furlongs

ch

10

Hand

hand / hands

in

4

Inch

in / inch / inches

m

0.0254

Light Hour

LightHour / LightHours

LightMinute

60

Light Minute

LightMinute / LightMinutes

LightSecond

60

Light Second

LightSecond / LightSeconds

ly

1/31557600

Light Year

ly / lightyear / lightyears

m

9460730472580800

Ligne

ligne / lignes

pouce

1/12

Link

li / link / links

in

7.92

Meter

m / meter / meters / metre / metres

Mile

mi / mile / miles

yd

1760

Natural Unit of Length

l_N / ƛ_C

ℏ ∕ (me·c)

1

Nautical Mile

NauticalMile / NauticalMiles

m

1852

Parsec

pc / parsec / parsecs

AU

648000/pi

Pied du roi (French Royal Foot)

PiedDuRoi / PiedsDuRoi

m

9000/27706

Planck Length

PlanckLength / l_P

m

sqrt(planck2pi×newtonian_constant/c3)

Pouce (French Royal Inch)

pouce / pouces

PiedDuRoi

1/12

Rack Unit

U / RackUnit / RackUnits / RU

in

1.75

Rod (pole/perch)

rd / rod / rods

ft

16.5

Thou/mil (1/1000 in)

thou / mil / mils

in

0.001

Toise

toise / toises

PiedDuRoi

6

U.S. Survey Foot

US_ft / US_foot / US_feet

US_in

12

U.S. Survey Inch

US_in / US_inch / US_inches

m

100/3937

U.S. Survey Mile

US_mi / US_mile / US_miles

US_ft

5280

U.S. Survey Rod

US_rd / US_rod / US_rods

US_ft

16.5

Yard

yd / yard / yards

ft

3

Ångström

Å / Å / ångström / angstrom

m

1E−10


Light

Illuminance

Table C.24. Units: Illuminance

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Foot-Candle

fc / footcandle / footcandles

lm ∕ ft2

1

Lux

lx / lux

lm ∕ m2

1

Phot

ph / phot / phots

lx

10000


Luminance

Table C.25. Units: Luminance

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Stilb

sb / stilb / stilbs

cd ∕ m2

10000


Luminous Flux

Table C.26. Units: Luminous Flux

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Lumen

lm / lumen / lumens

cd·sr

1


Luminous Intensity

Table C.27. Units: Luminous Intensity

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Candela

cd / candela / candelas


Magnetism

Magnetic Field Strength

Table C.28. Units: Magnetic Field Strength

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Oersted

Oe / oersted / oersteds

A ∕ m

1000/(4×pi)


Magnetic Flux

Table C.29. Units: Magnetic Flux

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Maxwell

Mx / maxwell / maxwells

Wb

1E−8

Weber

Wb / weber / webers

V·s

1


Magnetic Flux Density

Table C.30. Units: Magnetic Flux Density

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Gauss

gauss

T

0.0001

Tesla

T / tesla / teslas

Wb ∕ m2

1


Mass

Table C.31. Units: Mass

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Atomic Mass Unit

u / AMU / AtomicMassUnit / AtomicMassUnits

g

atomic_mass_constant×1000

Atomic/Natural Unit of Mass

ElectronUnit / m_eunit

g

electron_mass×1000

Carat

carat / carats

g

0.2

Dalton

Da / dalton / daltons

g

atomic_mass_constant×1000

Dram

dr / dram / drams

g

1.7718451953125

Grain

gr / grain / grains

g

0.06479891

Gram

g / gram / grams

Long Hundredweight

l_cwt / LongHundredweight / LongHundredweights

lb

112

Long Ton

l_ton / LongTon / LongTons

lb

2240

Metric Ton (Tonne)

t / tonne / tonnes / ton / tons

g

1000000

Ounce

oz / ounce / ounces

dr

16

Ounce (troy)

oz_t / TroyOunce / TroyOunces

pwt

20

Pennyweight

pwt / pennyweight / pennyweights

gr

24

Pfund

pfund

g

500

Planck Mass

PlanckMass / m_P

g

sqrt(planck2pi×c/newtonian_constant)×1000

Pound

lb / ℔ / pound / pounds

oz

16

Pound (troy)

lb_t / TroyPound / TroyPounds

ozt

12

Short Hundredweight (Cental)

cwt / hundredweight / cental / hundredweights / centals

lb

100

Short Ton

s_ton / ShortTon / ShortTons

lb

2000

Stone

stone / stones

lb

14

Zentner

zentner

pfund

100


Radioactivity

Table C.32. Units: Radioactivity

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Becquerel

Bq / becquerel / becquerels

s-1

1

Curie

Ci / curie / curies

Bq

3.7E10

Rutherford

Rd / rutherford / rutherfords

Bq

1E6


Absorbed Dose

Table C.33. Units: Absorbed Dose

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Gray

Gy / gray / grays

J ∕ kg

1

Rad

RadRadioactivity

Gy

1/100


Dose Equivalent

Table C.34. Units: Dose Equivalent

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Roentgen Equivalent Man (Rem)

rem_radioactivity / rem

Sv

1/100

Sievert

Sv / sievert / sieverts

J ∕ kg

1


Exposure

Table C.35. Units: Exposure

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Roentgen

R / roentgen / röntgen / roentgens / röntgens

C ∕ kg

0.000258


Ratio

Table C.36. Units: Ratio

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Bel

bel / bels

Np

0.5×ln(10)

Decibel

dB / decibel / decibels

bel

0.1

Neper

Np / neper / nepers


Speed

Table C.37. Units: Speed

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Kilometer per Hour

kph / kmph

km ∕ h

1

Knot

knot / knots

NauticalMile ∕ h

1

Miles per Hour

mph

mi ∕ h

1

Speed of Light (Natural Unit of Velocity)

c_unit

m ∕ s

299792458


Acceleration

Table C.38. Units: Acceleration

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Galileo

Gal / galileo / galileos

m ∕ s2

1/100

Gee

gee / gees

m ∕ s2

9.80665


Substance

Table C.39. Units: Substance

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Einstein

einstein / einsteins

Mole

mol / mole / moles


Catalytic Activity

Table C.40. Units: Catalytic Activity

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Katal

kat / katal / katals

mol ∕ s

1


Temperature

Table C.41. Units: Temperature

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Degree Celsius

oC / °C / ℃ / celsius / celsius / centigrade / centigrades

K

\x + 273.15

Degree Fahrenheit

oF / °F / ℉ / fahrenheit

K

(\x+459.67)×5/9

Degree Rankine

oR / oRa / °R / °Ra / rankine

K

5/9

Kelvin

K / K / kelvin / kelvins

Planck Temperature

PlanckTemperature / T_P

K

sqrt((planck2pi×c5)/newtonian_constant)/boltzmann


Time

Table C.42. Units: Time

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Day

d / day / days

h

24

Fortnight

fortnight / fortnights

week

2

Hour

h / hour / hours / hr / hrs

min

60

Julian Year

year / years / a_j / yr / annus

d

365.25

Mean Gregorian Year

a_g / GregorianYear / GregorianYears

d

365.2425

Mean Tropical Year

a_t / TropicalYear / TropicalYears

d

365.24219

Minute

min / minute / minutes

s

60

Month

month / months

d

30.4375

Planck Time

PlanckTime / t_P

s

sqrt(planck2pi×newtonian_constant/c5)

Second

s / second / seconds

Week

week / weeks

d

7


Frequency

Table C.43. Units: Frequency

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Hertz

Hz / hertz

s-1

1


Typography

Table C.44. Units: Typography

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

ATA Pica

AtaPica / AtaPicas

in

0.166

ATA Point

AtaPoint / ata_pt / AtaPoints

AtaPica

1/12

Cicero

cicero

dd

12

Didot Point

didot / dd

pouce

1/72

New Didot Point

NewDidot

m

0.000375

PostScript Pica

pica / picas

pt

12

PostScript Point

pt / pts / point / points

in

1/72


Volume

Table C.45. Units: Volume

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Liter

L / l / ℓ / liter / liters / litre / litres

m3

0.001


Cooking

Table C.46. Units: Cooking

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Cup (U.S.)

cup / cups

L

0.2365882365

Dessertspoon

dessertspoon / dessertspoons

teaspoon

2

Tablespoon

tablespoon / tablespoons

teaspoon

3

Teaspoon

teaspoon / teaspoons

L

0.005


Fuel Economy

Table C.47. Units: Fuel Economy

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Miles per Gallon

mpg

mi ∕ gal

1


Imperial Capacity

Table C.48. Units: Imperial Capacity

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Imperial Bushel

UK_bu / ImperialBushel / ImperialBushels

UK_gal

8

Imperial Fluid Drachm

UK_fl_dr / ImperialFluidDrachm / ImperialFluidDrachms

ImperialFluidScuple

3

Imperial Fluid Ounce

UK_fl_oz / ImperialFluidOunce / ImperialFluidOunces

L

0.0284130625

Imperial Fluid Scuple

ImperialFluidScuple / ImperialFluidScuples

ImperialMinim

20

Imperial Gallon

UK_gal / ImperialGallon / ImperialGallons

UK_qt

4

Imperial Gill

UK_gi / ImperialGill / ImperialGills

UK_fl_oz

5

Imperial Minim

ImperialMinim / ImperialMinims

UK_fl_oz

1/480

Imperial Pint

UK_pt / ImperialPint / ImperialPints

UK_gi

4

Imperial Quart

UK_qt / ImperialQuart / ImperialQuarts

UK_pt

2


U.S. Capacity

Table C.49. Units: U.S. Capacity

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

U.S. Barrel (oil)

bbl / barrel / barrels

gal

42

U.S. Bushel

bu / bushel / bushels

pk

4

U.S. Dry Pint

dry_pt / DryPint / DryPints

in3

33.6003125

U.S. Dry Quart

dry_qt / DryQuart / DryQuarts

dry_pt

2

U.S. Fluid Drachm

fl_dr / FluidDrachm / FluidDrachms

minim

60

U.S. Fluid Ounce

fl_oz / FluidOunce / FluidOunces

in3

231/128

U.S. Gallon

gal / gallon / gallons

liq_qt

4

U.S. Gill

gi / gill / gills

fl_oz

4

U.S. Liquid Pints

liq_pt / LiquidPint / LiquidPints

gi

4

U.S. Liquid Quarts

liq_qt / LiquidQuart / LiquidQuarts

liq_pt

2

U.S. Minim

minim / minims

fl_oz

1/480

U.S. Peck

pk / peck / pecks

dry_qt

8


Volumetric Flow Rate

Table C.50. Units: Volumetric Flow Rate

Title

Names

Base Unit(s)

Relation

Cubic Foot per Minute (CFM)

cfm

ft3 ∕ min

1

Cubic Foot per Second (CFS)

cfs

ft3 ∕ s

1

Cumecs

cumec / cumecs

m3 ∕ s

1

Gallons per Hour (U.S.)

gph

gal ∕ h

1

Gallons per Minute (U.S.)

gpm

gal ∕ min

1

Sverdrup

sverdrup

m3 ∕ s

1000000


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