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Basic Electrical units[]
| A
|
ampere
|
electric current
|
| V
|
Volt
|
voltage
|
| W
|
Watt
|
Power
|
| Ohm
|
Ohm
|
resistance
|
| F
|
Farad
|
Capacitance
|
| H
|
Henery
|
inductance
|
Basic Computer Units=[]
| b
|
bit
|
one binary digit
|
| B
|
Byte
|
Eight binary digits
|
| bps
|
bits per second
|
data rate
|
| Bps
|
Bytes per second
|
data rate
|
| Hz
|
Hertz
|
frequency
|
Other[]
A-J[]
| A
|
| A
|
ampere
|
electric current
|
| A
|
angstrom
|
size
|
| Ahr
|
ampere-hour
|
energy capacity
|
| At
|
ampere turn
|
magnetomotive force
|
| B
|
| BTU
|
British thermal unit
|
heat
|
| C
|
| C
|
Celsius
|
temperature
|
| cd
|
candela
|
light
|
| cd/ft2
|
candelas per square foot
|
light
|
| cd/m2
|
candelas per square meter
|
light
|
| cfm
|
cubic feet/minute
|
volume flow
|
| cg
|
centi-gram
|
mass
|
| cgs
|
centimeter-gram-second
|
|
| cm
|
centimeter
|
distance
|
| cm3
|
cubic centimeter (SI unit)
|
volume
|
| cpi
|
characters per inch
|
computer output per area
|
| cps
|
characters per second
|
computer output speed
|
| cps
|
cycles per second
|
speed
|
| D
|
| dB
|
decibel
|
gain
|
| dBm
|
dB power
|
(acoustics)
|
| dBm
|
decibel referred to 1 milliwatt
|
| dBV
|
decibel volts
|
| dBV
|
decibel referred to 1 volt
|
| dBW
|
decibel referred to 1 watt
|
| dpi
|
dots per inch
|
resolution
|
| E
|
| eV
|
electron volt
|
energy with reference to an electron
|
(SI unit)
|
| F
|
| F
|
Farad
|
capacitance
|
| f
|
frequency
|
cycles/second
|
| F
|
Fahrenheit
|
temperature, non-SI unit
|
| fc
|
foot candle
|
light
|
| FLOPS
|
floating-point operations per second
|
CPU speed
|
| ft
|
foot/feet
|
distance
|
| ft-lb
|
foot pound
|
force
|
| ft/minute
|
feet per minute
|
speed
|
| ft/sec
|
feet per second
|
speed
|
| ft3/sec
|
cubic feet/second
|
volume flow
|
| G
|
| g
|
grams
|
weight, SI unit
|
| Gbit
|
giga-bit
|
data size
|
| Gbyte
|
giga-byte
|
data size
|
| GFLOPS
|
giga floating-point operations per second
|
CPU speed
|
| GHz
|
gigahertz (SI unit)
|
frequency
|
| GOPS
|
giga-operations per second
|
CPU speed
|
| H
|
| H
|
henry
|
inductance
|
| hp
|
horsepower
|
power
|
| Hz
|
hertz
|
frequency
|
| I
|
| in.
|
inch
|
distance
|
| in^3
|
cubic inch
|
volume
|
| ips
|
inch per second
|
speed
|
| J
|
| J
|
joule
|
energy, SI unit
|
K-S[]
| K
|
| K
|
Kelvin
|
temperature
|
| k
|
kilo
|
mass
|
| K
|
k[uom] kilohm
|
resistance
|
| kbit
|
kilobit
|
data size
|
| kbps
|
kilobits per second
|
data rate
|
| kbyte
|
kilobyte
|
data size
|
| kg
|
kilogram
|
mass
|
| kHz
|
kilohertz
|
frequency
|
| km
|
kilometer
|
distance
|
| km/hour
|
kilometers per hour
|
speed
|
| kV
|
kilovolt
|
voltage potential
|
| kVA
|
kilovoltampere
|
power
|
| kW
|
kilowatt
|
power
|
| kWhr
|
kilowatthour
|
energy
|
| L
|
| lm
|
lumen
|
light
|
| lm/ft2
|
lumen per square foot
|
light
|
| lm/m2
|
lumen per square meter
|
light
|
| lm/W
|
lumen per watt
|
light out per watt in
|
| lpi
|
lines per inch
|
resolution
|
| lpm
|
lines per minute
|
speed
|
| lps
|
lines per second
|
speed
|
| M
|
| m
|
meter
|
distance
|
| Msamples/sec
|
mega-samples per second
|
sample rate
|
| m/sec
|
meter per second
|
speed
|
| M[uom]
|
mega-ohm
|
resistance
|
| m^3
|
cubic meter
|
volume
|
| m^3/sec
|
cubic meter per second
|
volume flow
|
| Mbit
|
megabits
|
data size
|
| Mb
|
megabits
|
data size
|
| Mbps
|
megabits per second
|
transfer rate
|
| Mbyte
|
megabytes
|
data size
|
| MB
|
megabytes
|
data size
|
| MHz
|
megahertz
|
frequency
|
| MIPS
|
million instructions per second
|
processor speed
|
| MOPS
|
million operations per second
|
processor speed
|
| MW
|
megawatt
|
power
|
| N
|
| nA
|
nano amp
|
current
|
| nF
|
nano farad
|
capacitance
|
| nV
|
nano volt
|
voltage
|
| nW
|
nano Watt
|
power
|
| nC
|
nanocoulomb
|
charge
|
| O
|
| P
|
| Pa
|
Pascal
|
pressure
|
| pA
|
picoampere
|
current
|
| pC
|
picocoulomb
|
charge
|
| pJ
|
picojoule
|
energy
|
| pps
|
pulses per second
|
pulse frequency
|
| psec
|
picosecond
|
time
|
| psi
|
pound(s) per square inch
|
pressure
|
| psia
|
pound(s) per square inch absolute
|
pressure
|
| psig
|
pound(s) per square inch gauge
|
pressure
|
| pV
|
picovolt
|
voltage
|
| pW
|
picowatt
|
power
|
| px
|
pixel
|
dot/square
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| Q
|
| q
|
electron charge
|
Charge: 1.6 × 10-19 coulombs
|
| R
|
| rad
|
radian
|
arc length, or angle
|
| rpm
|
revolutions per minute
|
speed
|
| rps
|
revolutions per second
|
speed
|
| S
|
| sps
|
samples per second
|
sample rate
|
T-Z[]
| T
|
| Tbit
|
terabit
|
data size
|
| Tbit/sec
|
terabits per second
|
data rate
|
| tpi
|
tracks per inch
|
resolution
|
| U
|
uA
|
microampere
|
current
|
| uF
|
microfarad
|
capacitance
|
| ug
|
microgram
|
weight
|
| uH
|
microhenry
|
inductance
|
| um
|
micro-meter (micron)
|
distance
|
| usec
|
microsecond
|
time
|
| uV
|
microvolt
|
voltage
|
| uW
|
microwatt
|
power
|
| V
|
| V
|
volt
|
voltage
|
| V ac
|
volts alternating current
|
|
| V dc
|
volts direct current
|
| VA
|
volt-ampere
|
power
|
| VAR
|
volt-ampere, reactive
|
AC power delivered
|
| W
|
| W
|
watt
|
power
|
| Whr
|
watthour
|
energy
|
| wpm
|
words per minute
|
text rate
|
| X
|
|
| Z
|
SI prefixes[]
SI prefixes
| 10n
|
Prefix
|
Symbol
|
Decimal equivalent in SI writing style
|
| 1018
|
exa-
|
E
|
1 000 000 000 000 000 000
|
| 1015
|
peta-
|
P
|
1 000 000 000 000 000
|
| 1012
|
tera-
|
T
|
1 000 000 000 000
|
| 109
|
giga-
|
G
|
1 000 000 000
|
| 106
|
mega-
|
M
|
1 000 000
|
| 103
|
kilo-
|
k
|
1 000
|
| 102
|
hecto-
|
h
|
100
|
| 101
|
deca-
|
da
|
10
|
| 100
|
(none)
|
(none)
|
1
|
| 10−1
|
deci-
|
d
|
0,1
|
| 10−2
|
centi-
|
c
|
0,01
|
| 10−3
|
milli-
|
m
|
0,001
|
| 10−6
|
micro-
|
µ (u)
|
0,000001
|
| 10−9
|
nano-
|
n
|
0,000000001
|
| 10−12
|
pico-
|
p
|
0,000000000001
|
| 10−15
|
femto-
|
f
|
0,000000000000001
|
| 10−18
|
atto-
|
a
|
0,000000000000000001
|