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Symbols for Units in General Use (Cont’d)

Unit Symbol Notes

newton per square meter N/m

SI unit of pressure or stress, see pascal.

nit nt 1 nt = 1 cd/m

The name nit is sometimes given to the SI unit of

luminance, the candela per square meter.

oersted Oe

The oersted is the electromagnetic CGS unit of

magnetic field strength. Deprecated

(see ANSI Z210.1-1976).

ohm

SI unit of resistance.

ounce (avoirdupois) oz

pascal Pa

1 Pa = 1 N/m

SI unit of pressure or stress.

pascal second Pa•s SI unit of dynamic viscosity.

peta P SI prefix for 10

phot ph 1 ph = lm/cm

CGS unit of illuminance. Deprecated

(see ANSI Z210.1-1976).

pico p SI prefix for 10

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picofarad pF

picowatt pW

pint pt 1 pt (UK) = 0.568 26 L

1 pt (US dry) = 0.550 61 L

1 pt (US liquid) = 0.473 18 L

poise P Deprecated (see ANSI Z210.1-1976).

pound lb

pound per cubic foot lb/ft

pound-force lbf

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