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erg comparison table

Subject has equivalent has proposal date has definition has name origin has synonym is a kind of has proposer is an instance of is a unit of

CGS unit unit

energy unit (1) The capacity to do work. (2) Manifestation of a particular variety of force. unit energy

erg 1 g cm² s^-2 1873 Unit of energy; the work done by a force of 1 dyne acting over a distance of 1 cm. Greek verb 'to work' dyne cm British Association CGS unit energy

Subject	has equivalent	has proposal date	has definition	has name origin	has synonym	is a kind of	has proposer	is an instance of	is a unit of
CGS unit						unit
energy unit			(1) The capacity to do work. (2) Manifestation of a particular variety of force.			unit			energy
erg	1 g cm² s^-2	1873	Unit of energy; the work done by a force of 1 dyne acting over a distance of 1 cm.	Greek verb 'to work'	dyne cm		British Association	CGS unit	energy

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