The newton (symbol: N) is the International System of Units (SI) derived unit of force. It is named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics, specifically Newton's second law of motion.
Definition | Relation to SI units |
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A force capable of giving a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one metre per second per second. |
dyne | kilopond | sthène | grave-force | short ton-force | ounce-force | gravet-force | long ton-force |
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1 | 1.0197162129779 × 10-6 | 1.0 × 10-8 | 1.0197162129779 × 10-6 | 1.1240447154986 × 10-9 | 3.5969430927673 × 10-5 | 0.0010197 | 1.0036113531237 × 10-9 |
980 665 | 1 | 0.0098067 | 1 | 0.0011023 | 35.2739620 | 1 000 | 0.0009842 |
100 000 000 | 101.9716213 | 1 | 101.9716213 | 0.1124045 | 3,596.9430928 | 101,971.6212978 | 0.1003611 |
980 665 | 1 | 0.0098067 | 1 | 0.0011023 | 35.2739620 | 1 000 | 0.0009842 |
889,644,323.0521 | 907.18474 | 8.8964432 | 907.18474 | 1 | 32,000.0000282 | 907,184.74 | 0.8928571 |
27,801.3850709 | 0.0283495 | 0.0002780 | 0.0283495 | 3.1249999972442 × 10-5 | 1 | 28.3495231 | 2.7901785689681 × 10-5 |
980.665 | 0.001 | 9.80665 × 10-6 | 0.001 | 1.1023113109244 × 10-6 | 0.0352740 | 1 | 9.8420652761106 × 10-7 |
996,401,641.81835 | 1,016.0469088 | 9.9640164 | 1,016.0469088 | 1.12 | 35,840.0000316 | 1,016,046.9088 | 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |
1 newtons | = 1 newtons |
2 newtons | = 2 newtons |
3 newtons | = 3 newtons |
4 newtons | = 4 newtons |
5 newtons | = 5 newtons |