Base quantity

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Main article: International System of Units

See also: SI base unit

a base quantity is a type of quantity defined as something that is based on unchanging values in the universe, when base quantity is mentioned, it usually used in term of SI base unit, which is the base units of our universe as defined by the SI corporation and is used world-wide as the default units of measurement , below is a list of all the SI base units, for more unit's in the si system, see list of physical quantities, a important thing to note is that this page is not related to SI base unit as it details the base quantities of our universe as detailed by the SI corporation and might be different across different cultures and country's and may change if a new fundamental discovery is discovered.

name	symbol	definition
Second	s	a unit used to measure time
Metre	m	a unit used to measure a the distance between two points, also called a meter in american english
Kilogram	kg	a unit used to measure the mass of object but can also be used as a unit of weight
ampere	a	a unit used to measure electric current
kelvin	k	a unit used to measure thermodynamic temperature
mole	mol	a unit used to measure the amount of substance of something, also sometimes called a mol
candela	cd	a unit used to measure the density of light in specific direction

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