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measurement in mechanics

• In mechanics: Units and dimensions

  Quantities have both dimensions, which are an expression of their fundamental nature, and units, which are chosen by convention to express magnitude or size. For example, a series of events have a certain duration in time. Time is the dimension of the duration. The duration…

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percentage

• In percentage

  …indicating hundredth parts of any quantity. One percent (symbolized 1%) is a hundredth part; thus, 100 percent represents the entirety and 200 percent specifies twice the given quantity.

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