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SI DERIVED UNIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

SI derived units are part of the SI system of measurement units and are derived from the seven SI base units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Il faut distinguer différents types d'unités SI : - les unités SI de base (au nombre de 7); - les unités SI supplémentaires (au nombre de 2); - les unités SI dérivées (au nombre de 17). [...] Ces unités dérivées ne sont ni plus ni moins que des combinaisons d'unités de base et supplémentaires.

CONT

Le SI comporte aujourd'hui sept unités de base : mètre, kilogramme, seconde, ampère, kelvin, candela et mole, à partir desquelles on forme les unités dérivées par des relations simples.

Spanish

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