Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/Physical sciences/Basics and measurement
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Science basics
editThis section contains 55 articles.
- Science (Level 1)
- Academic discipline
- Branches of science
- Classification
- Data
- Error
- Experiment (Level 4)
- Fringe science
- Funding of science
- Metascience
- Model
- Nature (Level 3)
- Observation (Level 4)
- Open science
- Peer review
- Protoscience
- Reproducibility
- Research (Level 4)
- Scientific community
- Scientific evidence
- Scientific law
- Scientific method (Level 3)
- Scientific misconduct
- Scientific modelling (Level 4)
- Scientific theory (Level 4)
- Scientist
- Self-replication
- System (Level 4)
Measurement
editThis section contains 297 articles. This list contains units of measurement and articles on metrology. For the measured quantities, see the Science and Mathematics (Level 4) sections. For timekeeping and navigation, see the Everyday life (Level 4) and Technology (Level 4) sections. For measurement errors, see the Statistics (Level 4) section in Mathematics.
Measurement: General
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Basics
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Measurement systems
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- System of units of measurement
- Approximate measures
- Apothecaries' system
- Astronomical system of units
- Avoirdupois
- Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement
- Chinese units of measurement
- Cooking weights and measures
- English units
- Imperial and US customary measurement systems
- Japanese units of measurement
- Korean units of measurement
- Metric system (Level 4)
- Natural units (Level 4)
- Troy weight
- Typographic unit
- Unit of account
Units of measurement
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Angle
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Solid angle
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Length
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Metric
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English
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- Digit (unit)
- Inch (Level 4)
- Nail (unit)
- Palm (unit)
- Hand (unit)
- Link (unit)
- Foot (unit) (Level 4)
- Cubit (Level 4)
- Yard
- Fathom
- Rod (unit)
- Chain (unit)
- Furlong
- Mile
- Nautical mile
- League (unit)
East Asian
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Astronomical
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Typographic
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Other
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Area
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- Square inch
- Square foot
- Square yard
- Square metre
- Rood (unit)
- Acre (Level 4)
- Oxgang
- Virgate
- Carucate
- Hide (unit)
- Knight's fee
- Hundred (county division)
- Hectare (Level 4)
- Square kilometre
- Square mile
- Barn (unit)
- Pyeong
Volume
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- Cord (unit)
- Cubic inch
- Cubic foot
- Acre-foot
- Litre (Level 4)
- Cubic metre
- Cubic centimetre
- Minim (unit)
- Drop (unit)
- Pinch (unit)
- Teaspoon
- Dessert spoon
- Tablespoon
- Fluid ounce
- Gill (unit)
- Cup (unit)
- Pint
- Quart
- Barrel (unit)
- Gallon (Level 4)
- Ge (unit)
- Koku
Volumetric flow rate
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Power
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Energy
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- Joule (Level 4)
- British thermal unit
- Calorie (Level 4)
- Electronvolt (Level 4)
- Erg
- Foot-pound (energy)
- Kilowatt-hour
- TNT equivalent
- Hartree
Pressure
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- Pascal (unit) (Level 4)
- Standard atmosphere (unit) (Level 4)
- Bar (unit)
- Torr
- Millimetre of mercury
- Pound per square inch
Momentum/impulse
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Force
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Torque
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Viscosity
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Mass and weight
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- Solar mass
- Jupiter mass
- Earth mass
- Dalton (unit) (Level 4)
- Kilogram (Level 4)
- Tonne
- Gram
- Microgram
- Carat (mass)
- Ton (Level 4)
- Bushel
- Peck
- Ounce
- Mark (unit)
- Pound (mass) (Level 4)
- Sack (unit)
- Grain (unit)
- Slug (unit)
- Stone (unit)
- Dram (unit)
- Hundredweight
- Pennyweight
- Electron mass
Chinese
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Speed
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Acceleration
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Angular velocity
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Ratio
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Density
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Concentration
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Time
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- Attosecond
- Femtosecond
- Picosecond
- Nanosecond
- Shake (unit)
- Microsecond
- Millisecond
- Second (Level 4)
- Minute (Level 4)
- Moment (unit)
- Hour (Level 4)
- Day (Level 3)
- Week (Level 4)
- Fortnight
- Month (Level 4)
- Year (Level 3)
- Olympiad
- Lustrum
- Decade
- Century
- Millennium
- Epoch
- Era
- Aeon
- Eternity
Frequency
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Specific intensity
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Charge
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Current
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Electric potential
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Capacitance
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Magnetic field
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Magnetic flux
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Electrical resistance
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Electrical conductance
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Inductance
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Temperature
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Amount of substance
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Luminous intensity
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Luminous flux
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Illuminance
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Radioactivity
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Exposure
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Absorbed dose
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Equivalent dose
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Catalytic activity
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Information
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- Baud
- Bit (Level 4)
- Kilobit
- Megabit
- Byte (Level 4)
- Kilobyte
- Megabyte
- Gigabyte
- Nat (unit)
- Shannon (unit)
- Qubit
Visual
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Other
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