A physical quantity (or simply quantity) is a property of a material or system that can be quantified by measurement. A physical quantity can be expressed...
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number of physical quantities. The first table lists the fundamental quantities used in the International System of Units to define the physical dimension...
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Dimensional analysis (redirect from Dimension of a physical quantity)
analysis of the relationships between different physical quantities by identifying their base quantities (such as length, mass, time, and electric current)...
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Quantity or amount is a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude, which illustrate discontinuity and continuity. Quantities can be compared...
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and expanded. The base quantities of a given system of physical quantities is a subset of those quantities, where no base quantity can be expressed in terms...
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sciences, a vector quantity (also known as a vector physical quantity, physical vector, or simply vector) is a vector-valued physical quantity. It is typically...
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Intensive and extensive properties (redirect from Extensive quantity)
extensive property is a physical quantity whose value is proportional to the size of the system it describes, or to the quantity of matter in the system...
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Unit of measurement (redirect from Physical unit)
a multiple of the unit of measurement. For example, a length is a physical quantity. The metre (symbol m) is a unit of length that represents a definite...
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divisor quantity, the specific quantity is a massic quantity. If volume is the divisor quantity, the specific quantity is a volumic quantity.[citation...
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quantifiable physical property is called physical quantity. Measurable physical quantities are often referred to as observables. Some physical properties...
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Scalar (physics) (redirect from Scalar quantity)
Scalar quantities or simply scalars are physical quantities that can be described by a single pure number (a scalar, typically a real number), accompanied...
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A physical constant, sometimes fundamental physical constant or universal constant, is a physical quantity that cannot be explained by a theory and therefore...
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Vector (mathematics and physics) (redirect from Physical vector)
sciences, a vector quantity (also known as a vector physical quantity, physical vector, or simply vector) is a vector-valued physical quantity. It is typically...
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Quantity calculus is the formal method for describing the mathematical relations between abstract physical quantities. Its roots can be traced to Fourier's...
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constants listed here are known values of physical constants expressed in SI units; that is, physical quantities that are generally believed to be universal...
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Stress (mechanics) (redirect from Physical stress)
In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that describes forces present during deformation. For example, an object being pulled apart, such...
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corresponding to seven base physical quantities. They are the second, with the symbol s, which is the SI unit of the physical quantity of time; the metre, symbol...
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the material derivative describes the time rate of change of some physical quantity (like heat or momentum) of a material element that is subjected to...
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Sievert (section Physical quantities)
To calculate the value of stochastic health risk in sieverts, the physical quantity absorbed dose is converted into equivalent dose and effective dose...
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Moment (physics) (category Physical quantities)
a physical quantity such as a force or electric charge. Moments are usually defined with respect to a fixed reference point and refer to physical quantities...
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Observable (redirect from Observable quantities)
In physics, an observable is a physical property or physical quantity that can be measured. In classical mechanics, an observable is a real-valued "function"...
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Base unit of measurement (redirect from Fundamental quantity)
measurement adopted for a base quantity. A base quantity is one of a conventionally chosen subset of physical quantities, where no quantity in the subset can be...
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Energy (redirect from Physical energy)
body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light. Energy is a conserved quantity—the law of conservation...
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Dimensionless quantities, or quantities of dimension one, are quantities implicitly defined in a manner that prevents their aggregation into units of measurement...
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axis) Spectrogram of dolphin vocalizations In the physical sciences, the spectrum of a physical quantity (such as energy) may be called continuous if it...
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List of common physics notations (redirect from List of physical symbols)
This is a list of common physical constants and variables, and their notations. Note that bold text indicates that the quantity is a vector. List of letters...
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Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness. Temperature is measured with a thermometer. It...
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"intensity" of a specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that physical quantity. The fundamental...
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Field (physics) (redirect from Physical field)
In science, a field is a physical quantity, represented by a scalar, vector, or tensor, that has a value for each point in space and time. An example...
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processing, signals are analog and digital representations of analog physical quantities. In information theory, a signal is a codified message, that is,...
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