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155 changes: 79 additions & 76 deletions concepts/units-of-measurement.md
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Expand Up @@ -140,82 +140,85 @@ Imperial (base unit symbols):

SI (base unit symbols):

| Type | Unit | Symbol |
|------------------------|----------------------------------|--------|
| Acceleration | Metre per Second squared | m/s² |
| Acceleration | Standard Gravity | ɡₙ |
| AmountOfSubstance | Mole | mol |
| AmountOfSubstance | Deutscher Härtegrad | °dH |
| Angle | Radian | rad |
| Angle | Degree | ° |
| Angle | Minute Angle | ' |
| Angle | Second Angle | '' |
| Area | Square Metre | m² |
| ArealDensity | Dobson Unit | DU |
| CatalyticActivity | Katal | kat |
| DataAmount | Bit | bit |
| DataAmount | Byte | B |
| DataAmount | Octet | o |
| DataTransferRate | Bit per Second | bit/s |
| Density | Gram per cubic Metre | g/m³ |
| Dimensionless | Percent | % |
| Dimensionless | Parts per Million | ppm |
| Dimensionless | Decibel | dB |
| ElectricPotential | Volt | V |
| ElectricCapacitance | Farad | F |
| ElectricCharge | Coulomb | C |
| ElectricCharge | Ampere Hour | Ah |
| ElectricConductance | Siemens | S |
| ElectricConductivity | Siemens per Metre | S/m |
| ElectricCurrent | Ampere | A |
| ElectricInductance | Henry | H |
| ElectricResistance | Ohm | Ω |
| Energy | Joule | J |
| Energy | Watt Second | Ws |
| Energy | Watt Hour | Wh |
| Energy | Volt-Ampere Hour | VAh |
| Energy | Volt-Ampere Reactive Hour | varh |
| Force | Newton | N |
| Frequency | Hertz | Hz |
| Illuminance | Lux | lx |
| Intensity | Irradiance | W/m² |
| Intensity | Microwatt per square Centimeter | µW/cm² |
| Length | Metre | m |
| LuminousFlux | Lumen | lm |
| LuminousIntensity | Candela | cd |
| MagneticFlux | Weber | Wb |
| MagneticFluxDensity | Tesla | T |
| Mass | Gram | g |
| Power | Watt | W |
| Power | Volt-Ampere | VA |
| Power | Volt-Ampere Reactive | var |
| Power | Decibel-Milliwatts | dBm |
| Pressure | Pascal | Pa |
| Pressure | Hectopascal | hPa |
| Pressure | Millimetre of Mercury | mmHg |
| Pressure | Bar | bar |
| Radioactivity | Becquerel | Bq |
| RadiationDoseAbsorbed | Gray | Gy |
| RadiationDoseEffective | Sievert | Sv |
| SolidAngle | Steradian | sr |
| Speed | Metre per Second | m/s |
| Speed | Knot | kn |
| Temperature | Kelvin | K |
| Temperature | Celsius | °C |
| Temperature[^](#mired-footnote) | Mired | mired |
| Time | Second | s |
| Time | Minute | min |
| Time | Hour | h |
| Time | Day | d |
| Time | Week | week |
| Time | Year | y |
| Volume | Litre | l |
| Volume | Cubic Metre | m³ |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Litre per Minute | l/min |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Cubic Metre per Second | m³/s |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Cubic Metre per Minute | m³/min |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Cubic Metre per Hour | m³/h |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Cubic Metre per Day | m³/d |
| Type | Unit | Symbol |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|--------|
| Acceleration | Metre per Second squared | m/s² |
| Acceleration | Standard Gravity | ɡₙ |
| AmountOfSubstance | Mole | mol |
| AmountOfSubstance | Deutscher Härtegrad | °dH |
| Angle | Radian | rad |
| Angle | Degree | ° |
| Angle | Minute Angle | ' |
| Angle | Second Angle | '' |
| Area | Square Metre | m² |
| ArealDensity | Dobson Unit | DU |
| CatalyticActivity | Katal | kat |
| DataAmount | Bit | bit |
| DataAmount | Byte | B |
| DataAmount | Octet | o |
| DataTransferRate | Bit per Second | bit/s |
| Density | Gram per cubic Metre | g/m³ |
| Dimensionless | Percent | % |
| Dimensionless | Parts per Million | ppm |
| Dimensionless | Decibel | dB |
| ElectricPotential | Volt | V |
| ElectricCapacitance | Farad | F |
| ElectricCharge | Coulomb | C |
| ElectricCharge | Ampere Hour | Ah |
| ElectricConductance | Siemens | S |
| ElectricConductivity | Siemens per Metre | S/m |
| ElectricCurrent | Ampere | A |
| ElectricInductance | Henry | H |
| ElectricResistance | Ohm | Ω |
| Energy | Joule | J |
| Energy | Watt Second | Ws |
| Energy | Watt Hour | Wh |
| Energy | Volt-Ampere Hour | VAh |
| Energy | Volt-Ampere Reactive Hour | varh |
| Energy | Calorie | cal |
| Force | Newton | N |
| Frequency | Hertz | Hz |
| Frequency | Revolutions per minute | rpm |
| Illuminance | Lux | lx |
| Intensity | Irradiance | W/m² |
| Intensity | Microwatt per square Centimeter | µW/cm² |
| Length | Metre | m |
| LuminousFlux | Lumen | lm |
| LuminousIntensity | Candela | cd |
| MagneticFlux | Weber | Wb |
| MagneticFluxDensity | Tesla | T |
| Mass | Gram | g |
| Power | Watt | W |
| Power | Volt-Ampere | VA |
| Power | Volt-Ampere Reactive | var |
| Power | Decibel-Milliwatts | dBm |
| Pressure | Pascal | Pa |
| Pressure | Hectopascal | hPa |
| Pressure | Millimetre of Mercury | mmHg |
| Pressure | Bar | bar |
| Radioactivity | Becquerel | Bq |
| RadiationDoseAbsorbed | Gray | Gy |
| RadiationDoseEffective | Sievert | Sv |
| RadiationSpecificActivity | Curie | Ci |
| SolidAngle | Steradian | sr |
| Speed | Metre per Second | m/s |
| Speed | Knot | kn |
| Temperature | Kelvin | K |
| Temperature | Celsius | °C |
| Temperature[^](#mired-footnote) | Mired | mired |
| Time | Second | s |
| Time | Minute | min |
| Time | Hour | h |
| Time | Day | d |
| Time | Week | week |
| Time | Year | y |
| Volume | Litre | l |
| Volume | Cubic Metre | m³ |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Litre per Minute | l/min |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Cubic Metre per Second | m³/s |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Cubic Metre per Minute | m³/min |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Cubic Metre per Hour | m³/h |
| VolumetricFlowRate | Cubic Metre per Day | m³/d |

<a name="mired-footnote">^</a>: Technically, mireds are the reciprocal of Temperature, but QuantityType and NumberItem will transparently convert between mireds and Kelvin.
This technicality might be a problem if you are using mireds in rules.
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