Base quantities of the International System of Quantities and their corresponding SI base units.
| Base quantity . | Base unit . | |
|---|---|---|
| Term . | Term . | Symbol . |
| length | metre | m |
| mass | kilogram | kg |
| time | second | s |
| electric current | ampere | A |
| thermodynamic temperature | kelvin | K |
| amount of substance | mole | mol |
| luminous intensity | candela | cd |
| Base quantity . | Base unit . | |
|---|---|---|
| Term . | Term . | Symbol . |
| length | metre | m |
| mass | kilogram | kg |
| time | second | s |
| electric current | ampere | A |
| thermodynamic temperature | kelvin | K |
| amount of substance | mole | mol |
| luminous intensity | candela | cd |