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This template is intended to provide a uniform notation and format for expressing dimensions of physical quantities (spacing, ordering of symbols etc.) throughout articles.
The International System of Quantities defines a convention for formatting of the dimensions of quantities.[1] The default format (without the |bold=
parameter or further applied formatting) adheres to this.
The parameters are the base quantities, coded according to:
Parameter | Base quantity | Symbol |
---|---|---|
|time=
|
time | T |
|length=
|
length | L |
|mass=
|
mass | M |
|current=
|
electric current | I |
|temp=
|
thermodynamic temperature | Θ |
|amount=
|
amount of substance | N |
|lum=
|
luminous intensity | J |
and the value of each parameter is the exponent of the dimension of the base quantity:
An optional parameter is:
|bold=
: set this to yes
for bold dimension symbols; the default is no bold. The ISQ and SI give the convention of a roman sans-serif type, so bold would not conform: use it sparingly.[[Momentum]] of a massive object: ((dimanalysis|time=−1|length=1|mass=1|lum=0))
[[Magnetization]] of a material: ((dimanalysis|bold=yes|length=−1|mass=1|current=1))
[[Concentration]] of a chemical: ((dimanalysis|length=−3|mass=1|amount=1))
[[Empty product]]: ((dimanalysis|time=0|length=0|mass=))
[[Random]]: ((dimanalysis|bold=yes|time=90|length=10|mass=|temp=1|amount=−3|current=3/2|lum=6))