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cgs units

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(Units) a metric system of units based on the centimetre, gram, and second. For scientific and technical purposes these units have been replaced by SI units
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The updated DVE also offers a choice of scientific units for viscosity measurement including both cgs units: cP (centipoises) and P (Poise), and SI units: Pa-s (Pascal-seconds) and mPa-s (milliPascal-seconds).
Brookfield/AMETEK introduces new DVE Viscometer
CECOM awarded Motorola 15ドル.6 million to begin the project by upgrading an initial tranche of 25 CGS units from the V(1) to the V(2) configuration.
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