Units of measurement: Difference between revisions

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== See also ==
* [[Decibel]]<!--
 
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Units, constants, and conversion factors, ''Reference Data for Engineers'' by Mac E. Van Valkenburg, Newnes, 2001 {{ISBN|0750672919}}
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== External links ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_derived_unit SI derived unit], Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system Metric system], Wikipedia
* [https://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/DC/DC_4.html Scientific notation and metric prefixes], Lessons in electric circuits, Volume I (DC), Chapter 4
 
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