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The torr (symbol: Torr) is a unit of pressure based on an absolute scale, defined as exactly of a standard atmosphere (101325 Pa). Thus one torr is exactly (≈ ).

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Unit.name
torr
Unit.quantity
pressure
Unit.symbol
Torr
Unit.namedafter
Evangelista Torricelli
Unit.extralabel
Definition
Unit.extradata
atm
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SI derived units
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British Gravitational System

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Torr
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  • Nomenclature and common errors
  • History
  • Manometric units of pressure
  • Conversion factors
  • See also
  • References
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The torr (symbol: Torr) is a unit of pressure based on an absolute scale, defined as exactly of a standard atmosphere (101325 Pa). Thus one torr is exactly (≈ ).

Historically, one torr was intended to be the same as one "millimetre of mercury", but subsequent redefinitions of the two units made the torr marginally lower (by less than 0.000015%).

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