Definition:SI Units/Derived
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Definition
The units derived from the SI base units include the following:
Square metre: | \(\displaystyle \mathrm m^2 \) | |||||||
Cubic metre: | \(\displaystyle \mathrm m^3 \) | |||||||
Newton: | \(\displaystyle \mathrm {kg} \, \mathrm m \, \mathrm s^{-2} \) | |||||||
Coulomb: | \(\displaystyle \mathrm A \, \mathrm s \) |
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Historical Note
The SI units originated in the work done by Joseph Louis Lagrange to establish a decimal system for weights and measures.
Linguistic Note
The abbreviation SI in the term SI units is from the French Le Système International d'Unités (the International System of Units).