| Definition: | system of units, based on a given system of quantities, in which the unit of measurement for each derived quantity is a coherent derived unit
NOTE 1 – A system of units can be coherent only with respect to a system of quantities and the adopted base units.
NOTE 2 – For a coherent system of units, numerical value equations have the same form, including numerical factors, as the corresponding quantity equations.
NOTE 3 – An example of coherent system of units is the set of coherent SI units with the relations between them.
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