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, by products of the powers of base units. These other units are called SI derived units, for example, the SI derived unit of area is square metre (m2), and of density is kilograms per cubic metre (kg/m3). The number of derived units is unlimited.
The names of SI units are always written in lowercase. The symbols of units named after persons, however, are always written with an uppercase initial letter (e.g., the symbol of hertz is Hz; but metre is m).
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