Basic and supplementary units
The International System of Units (SI) is based on nine physical quantities.
| Physical Quantity | Unit name | Unit Symbol |
| Length | metre | m |
| Mass | kilogram | kg |
| Time | second | s |
| Plane Angle | radian | rad |
| Amount of substance | mole | mol |
| Electric current | ampere | A |
| Luminous intensity | candela | cd |
| Solid angle | steradian | sr |
| Thermodynamic temperature | kelvin | K |