[OIML V2-200:2012, 1.16]

Note 1 The SI is founded on the seven base quantities of the ISQ. See: OIML V2-200:2012, 1.16 and the SI brochure [BIPM 2006].

Note 2 The base units and the coherent derived units of the SI form a coherent set, designated the “set of coherent SI units”.

Note 3 For a full description and explanation of the International System of Units, see the current edition of the SI brochure published by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) and available on the BIPM website.

Note 4 In quantity calculus, the quantity 'number of entities' is often considered to be a base quantity, with the base unit one, symbol 1.

Note 5 The SI prefixes for multiples of units and submultiples of units are given in OIML V2-200:2012, 1.16.