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    Cd

    Conversions to other units

    1 cd | 1000 mcd (millicandelas) | 0.001 kcd (kilocandelas) | 1.11 HK (Hefnerkerzen) | 1.019 cp (candlepowers) | 0.04958 violles | 0.981 international standard candles | 0.9814 bougies decimale | 1 English sperm candle

    Conversions from other units

    1 mcd | 0.001 cd 1 kcd | 1000 cd 1 HK | 0.903 cd 1 cp | 0.981 cd 1 violle | 20.17 cd 1 international standard candle | 1.019 cd 1 bougie decimale | 1.019 cd 1 English sperm candle | 1 cd

    Physical quantity

    luminous intensity

    Unit type

    SI base unit

    Common prefix forms

    microcandela (μcd) | millicandela (mcd) | kilocandela (kcd) | megacandela (Mcd)

    Unit system

    Système International d'Unités (SI)

    Basic unit dimensions

    [luminous intensity]

    Corresponding quantities for 1 cd

    Luminous flux for isotropic radiation in all directions: | 12.57 lm (lumens)

    Radiant intensity for light of frequency 540 THz from the mechanical equivalent of light: | 0.0015 W/sr (watts per steradian)

    Comparison for 1 cd as luminous intensity

    ≈ luminous intensity of a typical common candle ( ≈ 1 cd )

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