SI Unit

The standard units for physics is the International Standard of Units

Base Units

The system is built on 7 base units defined using the fundamental constants c, h, and the vibration of a Caesium-133 atom

Symbol Name Quantity Definition
s second time Δ𝑣C𝑠
m meter distance 𝑐Δ𝑣C𝑠
kg kilogram mass (1.475 ×1040)⁠ℎΔ𝑣C𝑠𝑐2⁠
A ampere current 1.6021 ×1019
K kelvin temperature 1.3806 ×10−23
mol mole amount 6.022 ×1023
cd candela brightness 540 ×1012

Base 10

Prefix Value Symbol
Tera 1012 𝑇
Giga 109 𝐺
Mega 106 𝑀
Kilo 103 𝐾
Base 100 −
Milli 10−3 𝑚
Micro 10−6 𝜇
Nano 10−9 𝑛
Pico 10−12 𝑝