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 · m2 · s–2 or Pa · m3), power in watts (W: kg · m2 · s–3 or J · s–1), solid angle in steradians (sr: m2 · m–2). The symbol means that the quantity is dimensionless.
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