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Glossary » Units » Luminous Intensity » Candle (new Unit)

Candle (new Unit) is a unit in the category of Luminous intensity. It is also known as candles. This unit is commonly used in the INT unit system. Candle (new Unit) has a dimension of J where J is luminous intensity. It essentially the same as the corresponding standard SI unit cd.

Note that the seven base dimensions are M (Mass), L (Length), T (Time), Q (Temperature), N (Aamount of Substance), I (Electric Current), and J (Luminous Intensity).

Other units in the category of Luminous intensity include Bougie Dècimale (bd), Bougie International (bi), Candela (cd), Candle (int.) (c), Carcel, Carcel Unit, Hefner Unit (hefnerkerze) (HK), and Violle.