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page 1Equivalent units
TNT equivalent
class of units of measurement for explosive energy
twenty-foot equivalent unit
unit of cargo capacity, TEU
global warming potential
estimate of how an atmospheric gas affects global climate change
tonne of oil equivalent
unit of energy
Roentgen equivalent man
unit of measurement; equals 1 centisievert
banana equivalent dose
informal measurement of ionizing radiation exposure; approximately 0.1 microsievert
full-time equivalent
unit of workload devoted to a task or project, equivalent to one person working full-time
album-equivalent unit
measurement unit in the music industry
barrel of oil equivalent
unit of energy equal to 6.1178632 gigajoule
Equivalent potential temperature
quantity in atmospheric thermodynamics
metabolic equivalent
physiological measure expressing the energy cost of physical activities
population equivalent
concept used in sanitary engineering
passenger car equivalent
metric used in transportation engineering
toxic equivalency factor
factor
equivalent carbon content
concept is used on ferrous materials, typically steel and cast iron, to determine various properties of the alloy when more than just carbon is used as an alloyant, which is typical
Noise-equivalent power
measure of the sensitivity of a photodetector
snow water equivalent
depth of water that would result if the snow mass melted completely
metre water equivalent
unit of nuclear and particle physics