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Kilopascal
kPacx:kPa · Pressure
1 kPa = 1000 Pa.
- Quantity kind
- Pressure
- SI dimension
L^-1 · M · T^-2- Allowed roles
- Scalar
- Unit system / convention
- SI decimal multiples
- Registry code
kPa
Scope and distinctions
Case-sensitive symbol: mPa and MPa have different scales. Pressure reference is a separate model contract.
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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
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- 1.0.0
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- Definition owner
- core.metrology
- Definition digest
0262415fd5877e45b2724bdc4f47572954d667be46bb973b0937859731fc2c77- Definition dependency digest
d5a553a219e22230018dd7ba8fbd17aa3f2700f987d3212171d7adaa8a48a5c0
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