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Science basics[edit]
This section contains 55 articles.
Science (Level 1)
Academic discipline
Branches of science
Classification
Data
Error
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System (Level 4)
Measurement[edit]
This section contains 297 articles. This list contains units of measurement and articles on metrology. For the measured quantities, see the Science and Mathematics (Level 4) sections. For timekeeping and navigation, see the Everyday life (Level 4) and Technology (Level 4) sections. For measurement errors, see the Statistics (Level 4) section in Mathematics.
Measurement: General[edit]
This section contains 52 articles.
Basics[edit]
This section contains 11 articles.
Measurement systems[edit]
This section contains 41 articles.
System of units of measurement
Approximate measures
Apothecaries' system
Astronomical system of units
Avoirdupois
Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement
Chinese units of measurement
Cooking weights and measures
English units
Imperial and US customary measurement systems
Japanese units of measurement
Korean units of measurement
Metric system (Level 4)
Natural units (Level 4)
Troy weight
Typographic unit
Unit of account
Units of measurement[edit]
This section contains 245 articles.
Angle[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Solid angle[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Length[edit]
This section contains 44 articles.
Metric[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
English[edit]
This section contains 16 articles.
Digit (unit)
Inch (Level 4)
Nail (unit)
Palm (unit)
Hand (unit)
Link (unit)
Foot (unit) (Level 4)
Cubit (Level 4)
Yard
Fathom
Rod (unit)
Chain (unit)
Furlong
Mile (Level 4)
Nautical mile (Level 4)
League (unit)
East Asian[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Astronomical[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Typographic[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Other[edit]
This section contains 6 articles.
Area[edit]
This section contains 17 articles.
Square inch
Square foot
Square yard
Square metre
Rood (unit)
Acre (Level 4)
Oxgang
Virgate
Carucate
Hide (unit)
Knight's fee
Hundred (county division)
Hectare (Level 4)
Square kilometre
Square mile
Barn (unit)
Pyeong
Volume[edit]
This section contains 23 articles.
Cord (unit)
Cubic inch
Cubic foot
Acre-foot
Litre (Level 4)
Cubic metre
Cubic centimetre
Minim (unit)
Drop (unit)
Pinch (unit)
Teaspoon
Dessert spoon
Tablespoon
Fluid ounce
Gill (unit)
Cup (unit)
Pint
Quart
Barrel (unit)
Gallon (Level 4)
Ge (unit)
Koku
Volumetric flow rate[edit]
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Power[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.
Energy[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Joule (Level 4)
British thermal unit
Calorie (Level 4)
Electronvolt (Level 4)
Erg
Foot-pound (energy)
Kilowatt-hour
TNT equivalent
Hartree
Pressure[edit]
This section contains 6 articles.
Pascal (unit) (Level 4)
Standard atmosphere (unit) (Level 4)
Bar (unit)
Torr
Millimetre of mercury
Pound per square inch
Momentum/impulse[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Force[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Torque[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Viscosity[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Mass and weight[edit]
This section contains 31 articles.
Solar mass
Jupiter mass
Earth mass
Dalton (unit) (Level 4)
Kilogram (Level 4)
Tonne
Gram
Microgram
Carat (mass)
Ton (Level 4)
Bushel
Peck
Ounce (Level 4)
Mark (unit)
Pound (mass) (Level 4)
Sack (unit)
Grain (unit)
Slug (unit)
Stone (unit)
Dram (unit)
Hundredweight
Pennyweight
Electron mass
Chinese[edit]
This section contains 6 articles.
Speed[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Acceleration[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.
Angular velocity[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.
Ratio[edit]
This section contains 6 articles.
Density[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Concentration[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Time[edit]
This section contains 25 articles.
Attosecond
Femtosecond
Picosecond
Nanosecond
Shake (unit)
Microsecond
Millisecond
Second (Level 4)
Minute (Level 4)
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Day (Level 3)
Week (Level 4)
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Month (Level 4)
Year (Level 3)
Olympiad
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Century
Millennium
Epoch
Era
Aeon
Eternity
Frequency[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Specific intensity[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Charge[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.
Current[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Electric potential[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Capacitance[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Magnetic field[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Magnetic flux[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Electrical resistance[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Electrical conductance[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Inductance[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Temperature[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Amount of substance[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Luminous intensity[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Luminous flux[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Illuminance[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Radioactivity[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Exposure[edit]
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Absorbed dose[edit]
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Equivalent dose[edit]
This section contains 1 article.
Catalytic activity[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Information[edit]
This section contains 13 articles.
Baud
Bit (Level 4)
Kilobit
Megabit
Byte (Level 4)
Kilobyte
Megabyte
Gigabyte
Nat (unit)
Shannon (unit)
Qubit
Visual[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Other[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.