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The core of the SI system is a short list of base units defined in an absolute way without
referring to any other units. The base units are consistent with the part of the metric system
called the MKS system. The International System of Units (SI) is founded on seven base units.
Quantity Name of Unit Symbol
Length Meter m
Mass Kilogram kg
Time Second s
Electrical current Ampere A
Thermodynamic temperature Kelvin K
Luminous intensity Candela cd
Amount of substance Mole mol
SI UNITS
The SI is founded on seven SI base units for seven base quantities assumed to be
mutually independent, as given in Table 1.
Note on degree Celsius. The derived unit in Table 3 with the special name degree
Fluid mechanics
Fluid mechanics deals with the study of all fluids under static and dynamic situations. Fluid
mechanics is a branch of continuous mechanics which deals with a relationship between
forces, motions, and statical conditions in continuous material.