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Subject | has equivalent | is named after | is an acronym for | has base unit | has proposal date | has unit | has definition | has symbol | has approval agency | is a kind of | has proposer | has approval date | is an instance of | is a unit of |
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energy unit | (1) The capacity to do work. (2) Manifestation of a particular variety of force. | unit | energy | |||||||||||
named derived SI unit | Syteme Internationale | defined in terms of the seven SI base units via a system of quantity equations | defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equations | derived SI unit | ||||||||||
joule | 9.47 × 10-9 therm | J. P. Joule | Syteme Internationale | m2kg·s-2 | 1888 | N·m | Unit of energy, work, or quantity of heat. 1 J is equal to a force of 1 newton acting over a distance of 1 meter. 1 J = 107 ergs. | J | International Conference on Weights and Measures | British Association | 1948 | named derived SI unit | energy |
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