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Kilonewton
kNcx:kN · Force
1 kN = 1000 N.
- Quantity kind
- Force
- SI dimension
L · M · T^-2- Allowed roles
- Scalar
- Unit system / convention
- SI decimal multiples
- Registry code
kN
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Definition sources
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI)
9th edition, version 4.01, June 2026
Tables 2, 4 and 5: SI units; Table 7: SI prefixes
Source checked:Definition metadata attributed to BIPM; brochure licensed CC BY 4.0.
Definition and registry versions
- Definition revision
- 1.0.0
- Registry snapshot
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- Definition lifecycle
- candidate
- Definition owner
- core.metrology
- Definition digest
1e25a4c081bd24c6cc9f086c7ff4ede0e4f2c51aae04fccec87064a591360a27- Definition dependency digest
a0812cff0fa522f357db11ab0f216e0df09179b6c4c54c835572755b25b2f913
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