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GAUSSIAN UNITS
Gaussian Base Units
| Unit | Symbol | Dimension |
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| centimeter | cm | Length |
| gram | g | Mass |
| second | s | Time |
| kelvin | K | Temperature |
| mole | mol | Amount of substance |
| candela | cd | Luminous intensity |
Gaussian Supplementary Units
| Unit | Symbol | Dimension |
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| radian | rad | Plane angle |
| steradian | sr | Solid angle |
Gaussian Prefixes
| Prefix | Symbol | Factor |
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| quetta | Q | 1030 |
| ronna | R | 1027 |
| yotta | Y | 1024 |
| zetta | Z | 1021 |
| exa | E | 1018 |
| peta | P | 1015 |
| tera | T | 1012 |
| giga | G | 109 |
| mega | M | 106 |
| kilo | k | 103 |
| hecto | h | 102 |
| deka | da | 101 |
| deci | d | 10-1 |
| centi | c | 10-2 |
| milli | m | 10-3 |
| micro | µ | 10-6 |
| nano | n | 10-9 |
| pico | p | 10-12 |
| femto | f | 10-15 |
| atto | a | 10-18 |
| zepto | z | 10-21 |
| yocto | y | 10-24 |
| ronto | r | 10-27 |
| quecto | q | 10-30 |
Gaussian Derived Units with Special Names
| Unit | Symbol | Dimension | Def. | Base Units |
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| dyne | dyn | Force | | g cm s-2 |
| erg | erg | Energy | dyn cm | g cm2 s-2 |
| statwatt | statW | Power | erg/s | g cm2 s-3 |
| barye | ba | Pressure | dyn/cm2 | g cm-1 s-2 |
| galileo | Gal | Acceleration | cm/s2 | cm s-2 |
| poise | P | Dynamic viscosity | | g cm-1 s-1 |
| stokes | St | Kinematic viscosity | | cm2 s-1 |
| hertz | Hz | Frequency | | s-1 |
| statcoulomb | statC | Electric charge | | g1/2 cm3/2 s-1 |
| franklin | Fr | Electric charge | statC | g1/2 cm3/2 s-1 |
| statampere | statA | Electric current | statC/s | g1/2 cm3/2 s-2 |
| statvolt | statV | Electric potential | erg/statC | g1/2 cm1/2 s-1 |
| statohm | statΩ | Electric resistance | statV/statA | s cm-1 |
| statfarad | statF | Electric capacitance | statC/statV | cm |
| maxwell | Mx | Magnetic flux | statV cm | g1/2 cm3/2 s-1 |
| gauss | G | Magnetic induction | Mx/cm2 | g1/2 cm-1/2 s-1 |
| oersted | Oe | Magnetic intensity | statA-s/cm2 | g1/2 cm-1/2 s-1 |
| gilbert | Gb | Magnetomotive force | statA-turn | g1/2 cm3/2 s-2 |
| unit pole | pole | Magnetic pole strength | dyn/Oe | g1/2 cm3/2 s-1 |
| stathenry | statH | Inductance | erg/statA2 | s2 cm-1 |
| lumen | lm | Luminous flux | | cd sr |
| phot | ph | Illuminance | lm/cm2 | cd sr cm-2 |
| stilb | sb | Luminance | cd/cm2 | cd cm-2 |
| lambert | Lb | Luminance | 1/π cd/cm2 | cd cm-2 |
| kayser | K | Wave number | 1/cm | cm-1 |
| becquerel | Bq | Radioactivity | | s-1 |
| katal | kat | Catalytic activity | | mol s-1 |
Contact Information
Dr. David G. Simpson: 
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