Definition:Dyne/Base Units

Definition

The CGS base units of the dyne are:

$\mathrm {dyn} := \mathrm g \, \mathrm {cm} \, \mathrm s^{-2}$

where:

$\mathrm g$ denotes grams

$\mathrm {cm}$ denotes centimetres

$\mathrm s$ denotes seconds (of time).

Sources

• 1966: Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics ... (previous) ... (next): $\text {I}$: Motion, Sound and Heat: Chapter $3$: The Laws of Motion: Mass
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): dyne
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): dyne