Attach every number to an SI unit - Physics | Zoonk

Attach every number to an SI unit - Physics | Zoonk

Attach every number to an SI unit

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A close-up of a large bare number “5” on a measurement tag, surrounded by four small possible unit labels “m”, “s”, “kg”, and “N” with question marks, showing that the number alone is incomplete.

A bare number is unfinished

A measurement is not just a number. 5 could mean 5 meters, 5 seconds, 5 kilograms, or 5 newtons, so in physics the unit is part of the value.