fundamental quantity

Noun
  1. One of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement (synset 113597072)
    is a type of: amount, measure, quantity - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
    subtypes:
    • temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
    • mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
    • length - the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
    • period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    same as: fundamental measure

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