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Base kind of quantity

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-001119

A fundamental property of a phenomenon, body, or substance that can be quantified and serves as a basis for defining other quantities. These are independent of each other and form the foundation of a system of quantities. In the International System of Units (SI), there are seven base quantities, including length, mass, and time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-001119
FieldChemistry
SubjectChemistry and Human Health
ReferencesPAC, 1979, 51, 2451. 'Quantities and Units in Clinical Chemistry' on page 2459 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197951122451)
See alsoAmount of substance
Record as JSON
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  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
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