Physical Quantity

A physical quantity is a physical property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, that can be quantified by measurement.

Read more about Physical Quantity:  Definition of A Physical Quantity, Extensive and Intensive Quantities, Symbols, Nomenclature, Units and Dimensions, Base Quantities, Physical Quantities As coordinates Over Spaces of Physical qualities (philosophy)

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