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Science basics (49 articles)
- Science (Level 1)
- Academic discipline
- Branches of science
- Data
- Experiment (Level 4)
- Fringe science
- Funding of science
- Metascience
- Nature (Level 3)
- Observation (Level 4)
- Open science
- Peer review
- Reproducibility
- Research (Level 4)
- Scientific community
- Scientific evidence
- Scientific law (Level 4)
- Scientific method (Level 3)
- Scientific misconduct
- Scientific modelling (Level 4)
- Scientific theory (Level 4)
- Scientist
- System (Level 4)
Measurement (310 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.
General (44 articles)
Basics (11 articles)
Measurement systems (33 articles)
- System of measurement
- Approximate measures
- Apothecaries' system
- Astronomical system of units
- Avoirdupois system
- Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement
- Cooking weights and measures
- English units
- Imperial and US customary measurement systems
- Metric system (Level 4)
- Natural units (Level 4)
- Troy weight
- Unit of account
Units of measurement (266 articles)
Number (2 articles)
Angle (5 articles)
Solid angle (2 articles)
Length (43 articles)
Metric
English
- Line
- Barleycorn
- Digit
- Finger
- Inch (Level 4)
- Nail
- Palm
- Hand
- Shaftment
- Link
- Span
- Foot (Level 4)
- Cubit (Level 4)
- Yard
- Ell
- Fathom
- Rod
- Chain
- Furlong
- Cable length
- Mile (Level 4)
- Nautical mile (Level 4)
- League
Astronomical
Other
Area (16 articles)
- Square inch
- Square foot
- Square yard
- Square metre
- Rood
- Acre (Level 4)
- Oxgang
- Virgate
- Carucate
- Hide
- Knight's fee
- Hundred
- Hectare (Level 4)
- Square kilometre
- Square mile
- Barn
Volume (31 articles)
- Cord
- Cubic inch
- Cubic foot
- Cubic yard
- Acre-foot
- Cubic mile
- Litre (Level 4)
- Cubic metre
- Cubic centimetre
- Minim
- Drop
- Pinch
- Teaspoon
- Dessert spoon
- Tablespoon
- Fluid ounce
- Gill
- Cup
- Pint
- Quart
- Gallon (Level 4)
English wine and beer cask units
Volumetric flow rate (1 article)
Power (3 articles)
Energy (10 articles)
- Joule (Level 4)
- British thermal unit
- Calorie (Level 4)
- Electronvolt (Level 4)
- Erg
- Foot-pound
- Kilowatt-hour
- TNT equivalent
- Hartree
Pressure (6 articles)
Momentum/impulse (1 article)
Force (4 articles)
Torque (1 article)
Viscosity (2 articles)
Mass and weight (30 articles)
- Solar mass
- Jupiter mass
- Earth mass
- Dalton (Level 4)
- Kilogram (Level 4)
- Tonne
- Gram
- Microgram
- Carat
- Ton (Level 4)
- Bushel
- Kenning
- Peck
- Lot
- Ounce (Level 4)
- Mark
- Pound (Level 4)
- Sack
- Sarpler
- Grain
- Slug
- Stone
- Dram
- Hundredweight
- Pennyweight
- Electron mass
Speed (5 articles)
Acceleration (3 articles)
Angular velocity (3 articles)
Ratio (6 articles)
Density (2 articles)
Concentration (4 articles)
Time (26 articles)
- Attosecond
- Femtosecond
- Picosecond
- Nanosecond
- Flick
- Shake
- Microsecond
- Millisecond
- Second (Level 4)
- Minute (Level 4)
- Moment
- 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 (1 article)
Specific intensity (1 article)
Charge (3 articles)
Current (1 article)
Electric potential (1 article)
Capacitance (1 article)
Magnetic field (2 articles)
Magnetic flux (2 articles)
Electrical resistance (1 article)
Electrical conductance (1 article)
Inductance (1 article)
Temperature (4 articles)
Amount of substance (1 article)
Luminous intensity (2 articles)
Luminous flux (1 article)
Illuminance (1 article)
Radioactivity (2 articles)
Exposure (1 article)
Absorbed dose (2 articles)
Equivalent dose (1 article)
Catalytic activity (2 articles)
Information (25 articles)
- Baud
- Bit (Level 4)
- Kilobit
- Kibibit
- Megabit
- Mebibit
- Gigabit
- Gibibit
- Terabit
- Tebibit
- Petabit
- Pebibit
- Exabit
- Exbibit
- Zettabit
- Zebibit
- Yottabit
- Yobibit
- Byte (Level 4)
- Kilobyte
- Megabyte
- Gigabyte
- Terabyte
- Nat
- Shannon
Other (4 articles)