IEVref:112-01-15ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: unit name
Synonym1: name of unit
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Definition: term designating a unit of measurement

Note 1 to entry: Names of derived units are special or compound. Rules for the formation of compound names are given in ISO 80000-1 and IEC 60027-1. For example, the derived unit of resistivity is the ohm metre, the derived unit of speed is the metre per second.

Note 2 to entry: Unit names are given in the various parts of ISO 80000, IEC 80000, and IEC 60027 and also in the brochure The International System of Units, published by the BIPM.


Publication date:2019-01
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Replaces:112-01-15:2010-01
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