Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

weighting

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

 

pain unit

a unit measuring the intensity of pain

 

W

a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm

 

milliwatt

a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt

 

decimal

a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

 

pula

the basic unit of money in Botswana

 

pound

16 ounces avoirdupois

 

Macao monetary unit

monetary unit in Macao

 

composite number

an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one

 

Guatemalan monetary unit

monetary unit in Guatemala

 

Nicaraguan monetary unit

monetary unit in Nicaragua

 

octane rating

a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline

 

F

the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates

 

pounder

(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds

 

kilometre

a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

 

cytotoxicity

the degree to which something is toxic to living cells

 

flood

an overwhelming number or amount

 

square metre

a centare is 1/100th of an are

 

ampere-turn

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts

 

minuend

the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted