Abstract
Notations used in the chapter are
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Dimension of base quantities by upper case letters
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Dimension of any other quantity symbol Q by [Q]
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Unit of any other quantity Q by {Q}
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SI means International System of Units.
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Gupta, S.V. (2020). Various Systems of Units. In: Units of Measurement. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 122. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43969-9_3
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