candela
SI base unit for
luminous intensity
(symbol:
). The
is the
luminous intensity
, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency
and that has a
radiant intensity
in that direction of (
)
per
.
Source:
Green Book, p. 70
PAC, 1996,
68
, 957
(Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996))
on page 964