Measurement unit: exacandela

Full name: exacandela

Plural form: exacandelas

Symbol: Ecd

Category type: luminous intensity

Scale factor: 1.0E+18




SI unit: candela

The SI base unit for luminous intensity is the candela.
1 candela is equal to 1.0E-18 exacandela.



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Definition: Exacandela

The SI prefix "exa" represents a factor of 1018, or in exponential notation, 1E18.

So 1 exacandela = 1018 candelas.

The definition of a candela is as follows:

The candela (symbol: cd) is the SI base unit of luminous intensity. It is the power emitted by a light source in a particular direction, weighted by the luminosity function. A common candle emits light with a luminous intensity of roughly one candela. The candela is officially defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540×1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt per steradian.


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