Fundamental units | Derived units |
Fundamental units are all those units which are independent of any other unit. |
Derived units are all those units which are obtained by multiplying and/or dividing one or more fundamental units. |
Fundamental units cannot be expressed in terms of derived units. |
Derived units can be expressed in terms of fundamental units. |
Only seven fundamental units exist in Metric System or SI system. |
There exist a large number of derived units in Metric System. |
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