A Unit of Measurement is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other quantity of that kind can be expressed as a multiple of the unit of measurement (Hinds From Wikipedia)
some of basic measurements and their units and unit symbols are stated below table
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| Si. No | Type of Measurement | Unit for Measurements | Unit (Symbol) |
| 1 | Length | meter | m |
| 2 | Area | Square meter | m2 |
| 3 | Volume | Cubic meter | m3 |
| 4 | Deflection | millimeter | mm |
| 5 | Force | Newton | N |
| 6 | Moment | Kilonewton per meter | KNm |
| 7 | Stress | Kilonewton per Square meter | KN / m2 |
| 8 | Strain | No Unit | |
| 9 | Pressure | Pascal | p |
| 10 | Density | Kilonewton per Cubic meter | KN / m3 |
| 11 | Discharge | mm3 / Sec | |
| 12 | Specific Gravity | No Unit | |
| 13 | Mass | Kilogram | Kg |
| 14 | Temprature | Kelvin | K |
| 15 | Amount of Substance | Mole | Mol |
| 16 | Electric Current | ampere | A |
| 17 | Luminous Intensity | candela | cd |
| 18 | Velocity | m/s | |
| 19 | Acceleration | m/s2 | |
| 20 | Energy | Joule | J |
| 21 | Power | Watt | W |
| 22 | Time | Seconds | S |