The base units of the SI that measure quantities beyond space, mass and time: the ampere for electric current, the kelvin for thermodynamic temperature, the mole for amount of substance and the candela for luminous intensity. They were added to the metre, kilogram and second as electrical, thermal, chemical and photometric measurement matured, and each is now defined by a fixed constant of nature. A unit belongs here when its cited article calls it the SI base unit of electric current, thermodynamic temperature, amount of substance or luminous intensity. It excludes the base units of length, mass and time, and all derived units.
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Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM): The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)Has Member: Ampere, PDF page 130
The ampere, symbol A, is the SI unit of electric current.
Has Member: Kelvin, PDF page 131
The kelvin, symbol K, is the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature.
Has Member: Mole, PDF page 132
The mole, symbol mol, is the SI unit of amount of substance.
Has Member: Candela, PDF page 133
The candela, symbol cd, is the SI unit of luminous intensity in a given direction.
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