Title: derived quantity
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - derived quantity
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.D01614
Status: current

Definition
Quantity defined, in a system of quantities, as a function of base quantities of that system.

Related Terms
- base quantity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/B00609
- quantity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/Q04982

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 969 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)

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Citation: Citation: 'derived quantity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.D01614
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