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Physical quantity

A physical quantity (or simply quantity) is a property of a material or system that can be quantified by measurement. A physical quantity can be expressed as a value, which is a pair of a numerical value and a unit of measurement.: 123 For example, the physical quantity mass, symbol m, can be quantified as m=n kg, where n is the numerical value and kg is…

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Physical quantity

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples28
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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Physical quantity

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related to Typography · 8
Physical quantity → For, International, ISO/IEC, IUPAC, IUPAP, Physical, Purely, Symbols
related to Value · 4
Physical quantity → Conversely, Following ISO, For, The
related to Dimensions · 3
Physical quantity → By, Joseph Fourier, The
related to Scalars · 3
Physical quantity → Greek, Latin, Symbols

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quantities physical quantity unit units value numerical base dimension example derived magnitude used system symbol vector direction space si symbols

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
densitiesinstance ofand momentsImportant and convenient derived quantities0.80text
fluxesinstance ofand momentsImportant and convenient derived quantities0.80text
flowsinstance ofand momentsImportant and convenient derived quantities0.80text
currents are associated with many quantitiesinstance ofand momentsImportant and convenient derived quantities0.80text
current densityinstance ofSometimes different terms0.80text
flux densityinstance ofSometimes different terms0.80text
rateinstance ofSometimes different terms0.80text
frequencyinstance ofSometimes different terms0.80text
currentinstance ofSometimes different terms0.80text
are used interchangeably in the same contextinstance ofSometimes different terms0.80text
Physical quantityrelated to DimensionsThe0.60section
Physical quantityrelated to DimensionsJoseph Fourier0.60section

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