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BASE QUANTITY SI UNIT

Length,l Metre,m
Mass,m Kilogram,kg
Time,t Second,s
Temperature,T Kelvin,K
Current,I Ampere,A

Other than Base Quantity or the combination of Base Quantity


Called Derived Quantity
Prefix Multiplying Factor
Nano,n 10^-9
Micro,µ 10^-6
Milli,m 10^-3
Centi,c 10^-2
Deci,d 10^-1
Kilo,k 10^3
Mega,M 10^6
Giga,G 10
Physical Quantity - Can be measured
Scalar Quantity - Magnitude Only
Vector Quantity - Magnitude & Direction
10 × 10^9 - Standard Form
Random Error - While Taking Reading
(Human)Parallex Error
Systematic Error - Measurement Device
(Zero Error)
Accuracy - How Close a Measurement
Consistent - Reproductibility of a measurement

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