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candela
SI base unit for luminous intensity (symbol: Math - text). The Math - text is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency Math - ei and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of (Math - ei) Math - text per Math - text.
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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
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by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
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