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Base quantity Symbol for quantity Symbol for dimension Name of SI unit Symbol for SI unit
length l L meter m
mass m M kilogram kg
time t T second s
electric current I I ampere A
thermodynamic temperature T Θ kelvin K
amount of substance n N mole mol
luminous intensity Iv J candela cd
count; number of entities* NX C times x
* 'Count' is synonymous with 'number of entities' and is one of the most fundamental quantities in physics, but the name, symbol and unit are not included by SI as a base quantity or base unit. 'Number' and 'number of entities' are different (in German: Zahl versus Anzahl). The count is not a pure dimensionless number: the dimension is the countable object or entity; the unit [x] indicates how many 'times' different members of the defined entity re-occur in the system (not how many times the same member of the defined entity is re-counted), or how many times a defined event (which is an entity) occurs over time.