SI derived unit

The International System of Units (SI) specifies a set of seven base units from which all other units of measurement are formed. These other units are called SI derived units and are also considered part of the standard. SI units was after the French Le Système International d'Unités which opted for a universal, unified and self-consistent system of measurement units based on the MKS (metre-kilogram-second) system.

The names of SI units are always written in lowercase. The unit symbols of units named after persons, however, are always spelled with an initial capital letter (e.g., the symbol of hertz is Hz; but metre becomes m).

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