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LSH PS Unit 1B
Standards & Measurements
Term | Definition |
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Precision | How consistent results are |
Accuracy | Closeness to actual value |
Meter | The SI unit for distance or length |
Kilogram | The SI unit for mass |
Second | The SI unit for time |
Ampere | The SI unit for electrical current |
Kelvin | The SI unit and system for measuring temperature |
Mole | The SI unit for the number of particles in a substance |
Candela | The SI unit for measuring luminous intensity (brightness) |
kilo- | SI/metric prefix meaning 1000 |
deci- | SI/metric prefix meaning 1/10 (one tenth) 0.1 |
centi- | SI/metric prefix meaning 1/100 (one hundredth) 0.01 |
milli- | SI/metric prefix meaning 1/1000 (one thousandth) 0.001 |
micro- | SI/metric prefix meaning 1/1 000 000 (one millionth) 0.000001 |
nano- | SI/metric prefix meaning 1/1 000 000 000 (one billionth) 0.000000001 |
metric base unit | a metric unit with no prefix |