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Physical Units

Definition

Physical units are standard quantities used to express and measure physical quantities such as length, mass, time, etc.

Related terms

SI Units (International System): An international system of physical units based on metric measurements including meter for length, kilogram for mass, second for time etc.

Metric System: A decimal-based system of measurement that is universally used in science due its ease of use and conversions.

Measurement Error: The difference between a measured value and its true value.

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