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Define Base Quantities |
Base Quantities are the quantities on the basis of which other quantities are expressed. Examples are length, mass, time, electric and temperature etc. |
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Define Derived Quantities? |
The quantities that are expressed in terms of base quantities are called derived quantities. |
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Define Physical Quantities? |
All measurable quantities are called physical quantities such as Length, mass, time and temperature. |
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Define International System of units |
The eleventh General Conference on Weight and Measures held in Paris in 1960 adopted a word-wide system of measurements called International System of units. |
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Define Base Units? |
The units that describe base quantities are called base units. Each base quantities has its SI unit. |
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Define Derived Units? |
The units used to measure derived quantities are called derived units. |
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