4. Acronyms, notations, and symbols
The unit of each quantity shall be expressed using the International System. Base units: length in meters (m), mass in kilograms (kg), time in seconds (s), temperature in kelvins (K), amount of substance in moles (mol). Derived units, expressed in terms of base units: pressure in pascals (Pa: kg · m
–1
· s
–2
), energy in joules (J: kg · m
2
· s
–2
or Pa · m
3
), power in watts (W: kg · m
2
· s
–3
or J · s
–1
), solid angle in steradians (sr: m
2
· m
–2
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