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Basics and measurement

This section contains 299 articles.

Science basics

This section contains 48 articles.

  1. Science (Level 1)
  2. Academic discipline
    1. Interdisciplinarity
  3. Analysis
  4. Branches of science
    1. Formal science
      1. Data science
      2. Information science (Level 4)
    2. Natural science
  5. Classification
    1. Taxonomy
  6. Data (Level 4)
    1. Data analysis
    2. Data sharing
  7. Error
  8. Experiment (Level 4)
    1. Blinded experiment
  9. Forecasting
  10. Fringe science
  11. Funding of science
  12. Metascience
  13. Methodology (Level 4)
  14. Model
  15. Nature (Level 3)
  16. Observation (Level 4)
  17. Open science
  18. Peer review
    1. Scholarly peer review
  19. Polymath
  20. Protoscience
  21. Reproducibility
    1. Replication crisis
  22. Research (Level 3)
    1. Basic research
  23. Scientific community
  24. Scientific evidence
  25. Scientific law (Level 4)
  26. Scientific method (Level 3)
  27. Scientific misconduct
  28. Scientific modelling (Level 4)
    1. Computational science
  29. Scientific theory (Level 4)
  30. Scientist
  31. Self-replication
  32. System (Level 4)
    1. Complex system
    2. Cybernetics (Level 4)
    3. Feedback

Research methods

This section contains 20 articles.

  1. Animal testing
    1. Testing cosmetics on animals
  2. Clinical trial
  3. Field research (Level 4)
    1. Fieldnotes
  4. Qualitative research (Level 4)
    1. Case study
  5. Quantitative research (Level 4)

Laboratory

This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Laboratory (Level 4)
  2. Anechoic chamber
  3. Bunsen burner
  4. Fume hood
  5. Laboratory safety
  6. Medical laboratory
  7. Cleanroom
  8. Laboratory glassware
    1. Beaker (laboratory equipment)
    2. Graduated cylinder
    3. Laboratory flask
    4. Test tube

Measurement

This section contains 231 articles. This list contains units of measurement and articles on metrology. For the measured quantities, see the Science and Mathematics (Level 4) sections. For timekeeping and navigation, see the Everyday life (Level 4) and Technology (Level 4) sections. For measurement errors, see the Statistics (Level 4) section in Mathematics.

Measurement: General

This section contains 46 articles.

Basics

This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Measurement (Level 3)
  2. Accuracy and precision (Level 4)
  3. Metrology (Level 4)
    1. Chronometry
  4. Unit of measurement (Level 4)
    1. Conversion of units
  5. Units of information
  6. Dry measure
  7. Dimensional analysis
    1. Buckingham pi theorem
  8. Telemetry

Measurement systems

This section contains 35 articles.

  1. System of units of measurement
    1. Coherence (units of measurement)
  2. Approximate measures
  3. Apothecaries' system
  4. Astronomical system of units
  5. Avoirdupois
  6. Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement
  7. Chinese units of measurement
  8. Cooking weights and measures
  9. English units of measurement
    1. Winchester measure
  10. Imperial and US customary measurement systems
    1. Imperial units (Level 4)
    2. United States customary units (Level 4)
    3. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement systems
    4. Foot–pound–second system of units
    5. International yard and pound
  11. Japanese units of measurement
  12. Korean units of measurement
  13. Metric system (Level 4)
    1. International System of Units (Level 3)
      1. Caesium standard
      2. International Prototype of the Kilogram
      3. SI base unit
    2. International System of Quantities
    3. MKS units
    4. Centimetre–gram–second system of units
  14. Natural units (Level 4)
    1. Planck units (Level 4)
    2. Atomic units
    3. Geometrized unit system
    4. Heaviside–Lorentz units
  15. Troy weight
  16. Typographic unit
  17. Unit of account

Units of measurement

This section contains 185 articles.

Angle

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Degree (angle) (Level 4)
    1. Minute and second of arc
  2. Radian (Level 4)
    1. Milliradian
  3. Gradian

Solid angle

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Steradian (Level 4)
  2. Square degree

Length

This section contains 29 articles.

Metric length units

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Metre (Level 4)
  2. Kilometre
  3. Angstrom
English length units

This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Inch (Level 4)
  2. Palm (unit)
  3. Hand (unit)
  4. Foot (unit) (Level 4)
  5. Cubit (Level 4)
  6. Yard
  7. Fathom
  8. Rod (unit)
  9. Chain (unit)
  10. Furlong
  11. Mile (Level 4)
  12. Nautical mile (Level 4)
East Asian length units

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Chi (unit)
  2. Cun (unit)
  3. Ken (unit)
  4. Li (unit)
  5. Shaku (unit)
Astronomical length units

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Astronomical unit (Level 4)
  2. Lunar distance
  3. Solar radius
  4. Light-year (Level 4)
  5. Parsec (Level 4)
Other length units

This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Biblical mile
  2. Pace (unit)
  3. Stadion (unit)
  4. X unit

Area

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Square metre
  2. Acre (Level 4)
  3. Hectare (Level 4)
  4. Square kilometre
  5. Square mile
  6. Barn (unit)
  7. Pyeong

Volume

This section contains 15 articles.

  1. Acre-foot
  2. Litre (Level 4)
  3. Cubic metre
  4. Teaspoon
  5. Dessert spoon
  6. Tablespoon
  7. Fluid ounce
  8. Cup (unit)
  9. Pint
  10. Quart
  11. Barrel (unit)
  12. Gallon (Level 4)
  13. Ge (unit)
  14. Koku
Volumetric flow rate

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Cubic metre per second

Power

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Watt (Level 4)
  2. Horsepower
  3. Solar luminosity

Energy

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Joule (Level 4)
  2. British thermal unit
  3. Calorie (Level 4)
  4. Electronvolt (Level 4)
  5. Erg
  6. Foot-pound (energy)
  7. Kilowatt-hour
  8. TNT equivalent

Pressure

This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Pascal (unit) (Level 4)
  2. Standard atmosphere (unit) (Level 4)
  3. Bar (unit)
  4. Torr
  5. Millimetre of mercury
  6. Pound per square inch

Momentum/impulse

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Newton-second

Force

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Newton (unit) (Level 4)
  2. Kilogram-force
  3. Pound (force)

Torque

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Newton-metre

Viscosity

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Poise (unit)
  2. Reyn

Mass and weight

This section contains 25 articles.

  1. Solar mass
  2. Jupiter mass
  3. Earth mass
  4. Dalton (unit) (Level 4)
  5. Kilogram (Level 4)
  6. Tonne
  7. Gram
  8. Carat (mass)
  9. Ton (Level 4)
    1. Long ton
    2. Short ton
  10. Bushel
  11. Ounce (Level 4)
  12. Pound (mass) (Level 4)
  13. Grain (unit)
  14. Slug (unit)
  15. Stone (unit)
  16. Hundredweight
  17. Pennyweight
  18. Electron mass
Chinese

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Candareen
  2. Cash (unit)
  3. Jin (mass)
  4. Mace (unit)
  5. Picul

Speed

This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Knot (unit) (Level 4)
  2. Kilometres per hour
  3. Metre per second
  4. Miles per hour

Acceleration

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Metre per second squared
  2. Standard gravity

Rotation

This section contains 4 articles.

Angular velocity

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Inverse second
  2. Radian per second
  3. Revolutions per minute
Angular momentum

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Joule-second

Ratio

This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Decibel (Level 4)
  2. Mole fraction
  3. Mass fraction (chemistry)
  4. Neper
  5. Relative density
  6. Volume fraction

Density

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Gram per cubic centimetre
  2. Kilogram per cubic metre

Concentration

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Molar concentration
  2. Molality
  3. Parts-per notation

Time

This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Shake (unit)
  2. Second (Level 4)
  3. Minute (Level 4)
  4. Moment (unit)
  5. Hour (Level 4)
  6. Day (Level 3)
  7. Week (Level 4)
  8. Month (Level 4)
  9. Year (Level 3)
  10. Decade
  11. Century
  12. Millennium
  13. Epoch
  14. Era
  15. Aeon
  16. Eternity

Frequency

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Hertz (Level 4)

Specific intensity

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Jansky

Electricity and magnetism

This section contains 11 articles.

Charge

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Coulomb (Level 4)
  2. Ampere-hour
Current

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Ampere (Level 4)
Electric potential

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Volt (Level 4)
Capacitance

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Farad (Level 4)
Magnetic field

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Tesla (unit) (Level 4)
  2. Gauss (unit)
Magnetic flux

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Weber (unit)
Electrical resistance

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Ohm (Level 4)
Electrical conductance

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Siemens (unit) (Level 4)
Inductance

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Henry (unit)

Temperature

This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Celsius (Level 4)
  2. Fahrenheit (Level 4)
  3. Kelvin (Level 4)
  4. Rankine scale

Amount of substance

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Mole (unit) (Level 4)

Light

This section contains 4 articles.

Luminous intensity

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Candela (Level 4)
  2. Candlepower
Luminous flux

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Lumen (unit) (Level 4)
Illuminance

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Lux (Level 4)

Radioactivity

This section contains 6 articles.

Activity

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Becquerel (Level 4)
  2. Curie (unit)
Exposure

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Roentgen (unit)
Absorbed dose

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Gray (unit) (Level 4)
  2. Rad (radiation unit)
Equivalent dose

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Sievert (Level 4)

Catalytic activity

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Katal
  2. Enzyme unit

Information

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Baud
  2. Bit (Level 4)
  3. Byte (Level 4)
  4. Nat (unit)
  5. Shannon (unit)
  6. Qubit
Visual

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Dots per inch
  2. Pixel density

Other units of measurement

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Alcohol proof
  2. Air quality index
  3. Ultraviolet index

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