kilopondia

Kilopondia is a unit of force that is part of the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units. It is defined as the force exerted by one kilogram of mass in a gravitational field. The term "kilopond" is derived from the Latin word "pondus," meaning weight. In the CGS system, the standard gravitational acceleration is taken as 980.665 cm/s², which is slightly different from the standard value of 9.80665 m/s² used in the International System of Units (SI). This difference arises because the CGS system uses centimeters and grams as base units, rather than meters and kilograms. Kilopondia is not commonly used in modern scientific and engineering contexts, as the SI system has become the standard for most applications. However, it is still recognized in some fields, particularly in geophysics and certain areas of engineering where the CGS system is still in use. The symbol for kilopondia is "kp."