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NOTE 1 – The subset mentioned in the definition is termed the set of base quantities. The International System of Quantities (ISQ) is defined by a set of seven base quantities.
NOTE 2 – Base quantities are referred to as being mutually independent since a base quantity cannot be expressed as a product of powers of the other base quantities.
NOTE 3 – The quantity “number of entities” can be regarded as a base quantity in any system of quantities.
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