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SI Units · Length · Mass · Time · Temperature · All Categories
NIST — International System of Units (SI)
The official U.S. government reference for SI unit definitions, prefixes (nano- to mega-), and base unit standards. Covers length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, luminous intensity, and amount of substance — the foundation for all metric-side conversions in this system.
BIPM — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (SI Brochure)
The international authority on the SI system, maintained by the intergovernmental organization responsible for global measurement standards. The SI Brochure is the definitive reference for all seven base units, derived units, and accepted non-SI units (minute, litre, tonne, electronvolt, etc.).
US Customary · Length · Weight · Volume · Area · Cooking
Wikipedia — United States Customary Units
Comprehensive reference for the US customary system covering length (thou, inch, foot, yard, furlong, mile, league), weight (grain, dram, ounce, pound, stone, hundredweight, short ton, troy units), liquid volume (minim, teaspoon through barrel), dry volume (peck, bushel), and cooking measures with their exact metric equivalents.
Engineering Units · Pressure · Energy · Power · Speed · Fuel Economy
Engineering ToolBox — Unit Converter
A widely used engineering reference covering hundreds of unit conversions across pressure (Pa, bar, psi, atm), energy (joule, BTU, calorie, kWh), power (watt, horsepower, BTU/hr), speed (m/s, mph, km/h, knot, Mach), and fuel economy (mpg, L/100km). Includes worked examples and conversion tables used in mechanical, civil, and chemical engineering.
Temperature · Fahrenheit · Celsius · Kelvin · Rankine
NIST — Temperature Measurement & Thermometry
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's thermometry reference, covering the International Temperature Scale (ITS-90), exact formulas for converting between Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, and Rankine, and the physical definitions of temperature fixed points used to calibrate thermometers worldwide.
IEC 80000-13 — Quantities and Units for Information Science (via NIST)
Defines the binary prefixes (kibi-, mebi-, gibi-, tebi-, pebi-) standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission to distinguish powers of 1024 (KiB, MiB, GiB) from the decimal SI prefixes (kB, MB, GB). This is the authoritative source for the digital storage units used in this system, including the distinction between bit and byte, kibibyte vs kilobyte, etc.
NIST Handbook 44 — Specifications for Weighing & Measuring Devices
The official U.S. federal publication specifying tolerances and technical requirements for all commercial and legal-for-trade weighing and measuring devices. Published annually, it is the authoritative source for US customary unit definitions used in commerce — including exact definitions of the avoirdupois pound, US gallon, bushel, and their SI equivalents as legally adopted by the United States.
Angle · Frequency · Fuel Economy · Cooking · All Categories
NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for SI Usage
The comprehensive NIST style guide for using SI units in technical writing and computation. Covers correct expressions for derived units (Hz, Pa, J, W, N), non-SI units accepted for use with the SI (degree, minute, second for angle; litre; bar; electronvolt), and conversion factors for every major unit category including fuel economy (km/L to mpg), cooking volume, and angular measure.
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Fahrenheit
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US & Imperial · °F = °C × 9⁄5 + 32
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Celsius
°C
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SI / Metric · water 0° → 100°
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Kelvin
K
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Absolute · 0 K = absolute zero
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Rankine
°R
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Absolute Fahrenheit · °R = K × 9⁄5
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