derived unit

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Noun

1. (''In the [[SI]] system of units'') Any [[unit]] [[derive]]d from one of the seven [[base unit]]s of [[length]] ([[meter]]), [[mass]] ([[kilogram]]), [[time]] ([[second]]), [[electric]] [[current]] ([[ampere]]), [[thermodynamic]] [[temperature]] ([[kelvin]]), [[amount]] of [[substance]] ([[mole]]) and [[luminous]] [[intensity]] ([[candela]]).
2. Equivalently, in any coherent unit system, a unit derived from one or more base units.

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