Template:Infobox physical quantity

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Usage

(name)
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Common symbols	symbols
SI unit	unit
Other units	otherunits
In SI base units	baseunits
Extensive?	extensive
Conserved?	conserved
Behaviour under coord transformation	transformsas
Derivations from other quantities	derivations
Dimension	dimension

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Parameter	Description
name	The physical quantity's name
othernames	Other names (synonyms)
width	To specify the template's width (defaults to 20.5em)
background	To specify the template's background colo/ur (defaults to {{Infobox}}'s default)
image	To include an image (file name only, e.g. Example.jpg)
caption	To include a caption under the image
symbols	The symbol or symbols used to indicate the quantity in e.g. formulae.
baseunits (basequantities)	The quantity expressed in SI base units.
dimension	The quantity's dimension (a product of powers of length L, time T, etc.). Type "wikidata" to pull the entry from wikidata (P4020), or type your own expression.
unit	The SI unit in which the quantity is expressed
otherunits	Other (non-SI) units used to measure the quantity
extensive	Is the quantity an extensive quantity? (yes/no)
intensive	Is the quantity an intensive quantity? (yes/no)
conserved	Is the quantity a conserved quantity? (yes/no)
transformsas	The behaviour of the quantity under coordinate transformation (scalar, vector, pseudovector, 4-vector, tensor, etc)
derivations	Common way/s to express the quantity using other quantities
value	The quantity value, including numerical value and unit symbols; useful for physical constants.

Examples

Electric charge
Common symbols	Q, q
SI unit	coulomb
Other units	Elementary charge
In SI base units	A⋅s

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Electric charge
Common symbols	Q, q
SI unit	coulomb
Other units	Elementary charge
In SI base units	A⋅s

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Power
Common symbols	P
SI unit	watt
In SI base units	kg⋅m2⋅s−3
Derivations from other quantities	P = E ∕ t P = F ⋅ v P = I ⋅ U

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Power
Common symbols	P
SI unit	watt
In SI base units	kg⋅m2⋅s−3
Derivations from other quantities	P = E ∕ t P = F ⋅ v P = I ⋅ U

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Planck constant
Common symbols	$h$
SI unit	joule-second
Dimension	${\mathsf {M}}{\mathsf {L}}^{2}{\mathsf {T}}^{-1}$
Value	$\mathrm {6.626\ 070\ 15\times 10^{-34}{J\cdot s}}$

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Planck constant
Common symbols	$h$
SI unit	joule-second
Dimension	${\mathsf {M}}{\mathsf {L}}^{2}{\mathsf {T}}^{-1}$
Value	$\mathrm {6.626\ 070\ 15\times 10^{-34}{J\cdot s}}$

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Frequency
A pendulum making 25 complete oscillations in 60 s, a frequency of 0.416 Hz
Other names	Temporal frequency, Ordinary frequency
Common symbols	f, ν
SI unit	hertz (Hz)
Other units	cycle per second (cps) revolution per minute (rpm or r/min)
In SI base units	s−1
Derivations from other quantities	f = 1 / T

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Frequency
A pendulum making 25 complete oscillations in 60 s, a frequency of 0.416 Hz
Other names	Temporal frequency, Ordinary frequency
Common symbols	f, ν
SI unit	hertz (Hz)
Other units	cycle per second (cps) revolution per minute (rpm or r/min)
In SI base units	s−1
Derivations from other quantities	f = 1 / T

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Redirects

• {{Infobox physical constant}}
• {{Infobox quantity}} (for use in chemistry, biology, etc.)

See also

• {{Infobox unit}}
• {{Infobox mathematical constant}}

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