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A physical quantity is a physical property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, that can be quantified by measurement.^[1] A physical quantity can be expressed as the combination of a magnitude expressed by a number – usually a real number – and a unit; for example, 1.6749275×10⁻²⁷ kg (the mass of the neutron), or 299792458 metres per second (the speed of light). Physical quantities are measured as n u {\textstyle nu} where n {\textstyle n} is the magnitude and u {\textstyle u} is the unit. For example: A boy measured the length of a room as 3 m. Here 3 is the magnitude and m (metre) is the unit. 3 m can also be written as 300 cm. The same physical quantity x {\textstyle x} can be represented equivalently in many unit systems, i.e. x = n 1 u 1 = n 2 u 2 {\textstyle x=n_{1}u_{1}=n_{2}u_{2}} .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_physical_quantities

Base quantity	Symbol	Description	SI unit	Symbol for dimension	Comments
Length	l	The one-dimensional extent of an object.	metre (m)	L
Mass	m	The amount of matter in an object.	kilogram (kg)	M	extensive, scalar
Time	t	The duration of an event.	second (s)	T	scalar
Electric current	I	Rate of flow of electrical charge.	ampere (A)	I
Temperature	T	Average energy per degree of freedom of a system.	kelvin (K)	Θ	intensive, scalar
Amount of substance	n	Number of particles compared to the number of atoms in 0.012 kg of 12C.	mole (mol)	N	extensive, scalar
Luminous intensity	L	Amount of energy emitted by a light source in a particular direction.	candela (cd)	J	scalar

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Derived quantity		Description	SI units	Dimension	Comments
Plane angle	θ	Measure of a change in direction or orientation.	radian (rad)	1
Solid angle	Ω	Measure of the size of an object as projected on a sphere.	steradian (sr)	1
Absorbed dose rate		Absorbed dose received per unit of time.	Gy s−1	L2T−3
Acceleration	a→	Rate of change of the speed or velocity of an object.	m s−2	L T−2	vector
Angular acceleration	α	Rate of change in angular speed or velocity.	rad s−2	T−2
Angular speed (or angular velocity)	ω	The angle incremented in a plane by a segment connecting an object and a reference point per unit time.	rad s−1	T−1	scalar or pseudovector
Angular momentum	L	Measure of the extent and direction an object rotates about a reference point.	kg m2 s−1	M L2T−1	conserved quantity, pseudovector
Area	A	The two-dimensional extent of an object.	m2	L2	scalar
Area density	ρA	The amount of mass per unit area of a two-dimensional object.	kg m−2	M L−2
Capacitance	C	Measure for the amount of stored charge for a given potential.	farad (F = A2 s4 kg−1 m−2)	I2T4M−1L−2	scalar
Catalytic activity		Change in reaction rate due to presence of a catalyst.	katal (kat = mol s−1)	N T−1
Catalytic activity concentration		Change in reaction rate due to presence of a catalyst per unit volume of the system.	kat m−3	N L−3T−1
Chemical potential	μ	The amount of energy needed to add a particle to a system.	J mol−1	M L2T−2N−1	intensive
Molar concentration	C	Amount of substance per unit volume.	mol m−3	N L−3	intensive
Crackle	c→	Rate of change of Jounce. The fifth derivative of position.	m s−5	L T−5	Vector
Current density	J →	Amount of electric current flowing through a surface.	A m−2	I L−2	vector
Dose equivalent	H	Measure for the received amount of radiation adjusted for the effect of different types of radiant on biological tissue.	sievert (Sv = m2 s−2)	L2T−2
Dynamic Viscosity	η	Measure for the resistance of an incompressible fluid to stress.	Pa s	M L−1T−1
Electric Charge	Q	Amount of electric charge.	coulomb (C = A s)	I T	extensive, conserved quantity
Electric charge density	ρQ	Amount of electric charge per unit volume.	C m−3	I T L−3	intensive
Electric displacement	D	Strength of the electric displacement.	C m−2	I T L−2	vector field
Electric field strength	E→	Strength of the electric field.	V m−1	M L T−3I−1	vector field
Electrical conductance	G	Meausure for how easily current flows through a material.	siemens (S = A2 s3 kg−1 m−2)	L−2M−1T3I2	scalar
Electric potential	V	The amount of work required to bring a unit charge into an electric field from infinity.	volt (V = kg m2 A−1 s−3)	L2M T−3I−1	scalar
Electrical resistance	R	The degree to which an object opposes the passage of an electric current.	ohm (Ω = kg m2 A−2 s−3)	L2M T−3I−2	scalar
Energy	E	The capacity of a body or system to do work.	joule (J = kg m2 s−2)	M L2T−2	extensive, scalar, conserved quantity
Energy density	ρE	Amount of energy per unit volume.	J m−3	M L−1T−2	intensive
Entropy	S	Measure for the amount of available states for a system.	J K−1	M L2T−2Θ−1	extensive, scalar
Force	F→	The cause of acceleration, acting on an object.	newton (N = kg m s−2)	M L T−2	vector
Fuel efficiency		Distance traveled per meter cubed.		L−2	scalar
Impulse	p→	The cause of a change in momentum, acting on an object.	kg m s−1	M L T−1	vector
Frequency	f	The number of times something happens in a period of time.	hertz (Hz =s−1)	T−1	scalar
Half-life	t1/2	The time needed for a quantity to decay to half its original value.	s	T
Heat	Q	Amount of energy transferred between systems due to temperature difference.	J	M L2T−2
Heat capacity	Cp	Amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a system by one degree.	J K−1	M L2T−2Θ−1	extensive
Heat flux density	ϕQ	Amount of heat flowing through a surface per unit area.	W m−2	M T−3
Illuminance	Ev	Total luminous flux incident to a surface per unit area.	lux (lx = cd sr m−2)	J L−2
Impedance	Z	Measure for the resistance of an electrical circuit against an alternating current.	ohm (Ω = kg m2 A−2 s−3)	M'L'2T−3I−2	complex scalar
Index of refraction	n	The factor by which the speed of light is reduced in a medium.		1	intensive, scalar
Inductance	L	Measure for the amount of magnetic flux generated for a certain current run through a circuit.	henry (H = kg m2 A−2 s−2)	M L2T−2I−2	scalar
Irradiance	E	Power of electromagnetic radiation flowing through a surface per unit area.	W m−2	M T−3
Intensity	I	Power per unit cross sectional area.	W m−2	M T−3
Jerk	j→	Rate of change of acceleration. The third derivative of position.	m s−3	L T−3	Vector
Jounce (or snap)	s→	Rate of change of Jerk. The fourth derivative of position.	m s−4	L T−4	Vector
Linear density	ρl	Amount of mass per unit length of a one-dimensional object.		M L−1
Luminous flux (or luminous power)	F	Perceived power of a light source.	lumen (lm = cd sr)	J
Mach Number (or mach)	M	Ratio of flow velocity to the local speed of sound.	Unitless (M = u/c)	1
Magnetic field strength	H	Strength of a magnetic field in a material.	A m−1	I L−1	vector field
Magnetic flux	Φ	Measure of quantity of magnetism, taking account of the strength and the extent of a magnetic field.	weber (Wb = kg m2 A−1 s−2)	M L2T−2I−1	scalar
Magnetic flux density	B	Measure for the strength of the magnetic field.	tesla (T = kg A−1 s−2)	M T−2I−1	pseudovector field
Magnetization	M	Amount of magnetic moment per unit volume.	A m−1	I L−1	vector field
Mass fraction	x	Mass of a substance as a fraction of the total mass.	kg/kg	1	intensive
(Mass) Density (or volume density)	ρ	The amount of mass per unit volume of a three-dimensional object.	kg m−3	M L−3	intensive
Mean lifetime	τ	Average time needed for a particle to decay.	s	T	intensive
Molar energy		Amount of energy present is a system per unit amount of substance.	J mol−1	M L2T−2N−1	intensive
Molar entropy		Amount of entropy present in a system per unit amount of substance.	J K−1 mol−1	M L2T−2Θ−1N−1	intensive
Molar heat capacity	c	Heat capacity of a material per unit amount of substance.	J K−1 mol−1	M L2T−2N−1	intensive
Moment of inertia	I	Inertia of an object with respect to angular acceleration.	kg m2	M L2	tensor, scalar
Momentum	p→	Product of an object's mass and velocity.	N s	M L T−1	vector, extensive
Permeability	μ	Measure for how the magnetization of material is affected by the application of an external magnetic field.	H m−1	M L T−2I−2	intensive
Permittivity	ε	Measure for how the polarization of a material is affected by the application of an external electric field.	F m−1	I2M−1L−3T4	intensive
Power	P	The rate of change in energy over time.	watt (W)	M L2T−3	extensive, scalar
Pressure	p	Amount of force per unit area.	pascal (Pa = kg m−1 s−2)	M L−1T−2	intensive, scalar
Pop	p→	Rate of change of crackle. The sixth derivative of position.	m s−6	L T−6	Vector
(Radioactive) Activity	A	Number of particles decaying per unit time.	becquerel (Bq = s−1)	T−1	extensive, scalar
(Radioactive) Dose	D	Amount of energy absorbed by biological tissue from ionizing radiation per unit mass.	gray (unit) (Gy = m2 s−2)	L2T−2
Radiance	L	Power of emitted electromagnetic radiation per solid angle and per projected source area.	W m−2 sr−1	M T−3
Radiant intensity	I	Power of emitted electromagnetic radiation per solid angle.	W sr−1	M L2T−3	scalar
Reaction rate	r	Measure for speed of a chemical reaction.	mol m−3 s−1	N L−3T−1	intensive, scalar
Refractive Index	n	Measure of how light is refracted through a medium.	Unitless	Dimensionless
Angle	θ	The space between two intersecting lines at or close to the point where they meet.	rad / Degree	Dimensionless
Speed	v	Rate of change of the position of an object.	m s−1	L T−1	scalar
Specific energy		Amount of energy present per unit mass.	J kg−1	L2T−2	intensive
Specific heat capacity	c	Heat capacity per unit mass.	J kg−1 K−1	L2T−2Θ−1	intensive
Specific volume	v	The volume occupied by a unit mass of material (reciprocal of density).	m3 kg−1	L3M−1	intensive
Spin	S	Intrinsic property of particles, roughly to be interpreted as the intrinsic angular momentum of the particle.	kg m2 s−1	M L2T−1
Strain		Extension per unit length.	Unitless	Dimensionless
Stress	σ	Amount of force exerted per surface area.	Pa	M L−1T−2	2-tensor. (or scalar)
Surface tension	γ	Amount of work needed to change the surface of a liquid by a unit surface area.	N m−1 or J m−2	M T−2
Thermal conductivity	k	Measure for the ease with which a material conducts heat.	W m−1 K−1	M L T−3Θ−1	intensive
Torque	τ	Product of a force and the perpendicular distance of the force from the point about which it is exerted.	N m	M L2T−2	pseudovector
Velocity	v→	Speed of an object in a chosen direction.	m s−1	L T−1	vector
Volume	V	The three dimensional extent of an object.	m3	L3	extensive, scalar
Wavelength	λ	Distance between repeating units of a propagating wave.	m	L
Wavenumber	k	Reciprocal of the wavelength.	m−1	L−1
Weight	w	Amount of gravitation force exerted on an object.	newton (N = kg m s−2)	M L T−2	vector
Work	W	Energy dissipated by a force moving over a distance, scalar product of the force and the movement vector.	joule (J = kg m2 s−2)	M L2T−2	scalar
Young's modulus	ε	Ratio of Stress over Strain.	pascal (Pa = kg m−1 s−2)	M L−1T−2	scalar
Absement	A	Measure of sustained displacement; the first integral of displacement.	m s	LT	vector

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A

` ► Acceleration (3 C, 23 P)

► Amount of substance (2 C, 26 P)

► Area (3 C, 34 P)

`C

` ► Capacitance (2 C, 6 P)

► Physical constants (3 C, 37 P)

`D

` ► Density (2 C, 38 P)

`E

` ► Electric charge (1 C, 7 P)

► Electrical resistance and conductance (6 C, 16 P)

► Enthalpy (15 P)

► Entropy (3 C, 19 P, 1 F)

► Thermodynamic entropy (1 C, 40 P)

`F

` ► Force (8 C, 69 P)

`G

` ► Geometric measurement (4 C, 12 P)

`L

` ► Length (6 C, 30 P)

• Loads

► Logarithmic scales of measurement (1 C, 25 P)

`M

` ► Mass (6 C, 67 P)

► Molar quantities (2 P)

`P

` ► Power (physics) (7 C, 17 P)

► Pressure (7 C, 31 P)

`R

` ► Rates (6 C, 67 P)

`S

` ► Sound measurements (33 P)

`T

` ► Temperature (8 C, 61 P)

► Time (29 C, 55 P)

`V

` ► Velocity (4 C, 21 P)

► Viscosity (2 C, 32 P)

► Visibility (2 C, 23 P)

► Voltage (5 C, 10 P)

► Volume (4 C, 22 P)

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`D

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`E

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`J

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`S

` Scale of temperature

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S

` Specific weight

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`T

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` Vapor quality

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