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For instance, a coherent unit of time in some system (such as the second in SI) can be classified as a timel. A coherent unit of length (such as the meter in SI, or the centimeter in CGS) can be termed a lengthel. A coherent unit of mass (such as the kilogram in SI, or the gram in CGS) can be termed a massel. A coherent unit of force (such as the newton in SI, or the dyne in CGS) can be classified as a forcel. And so forth.

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In addition to their generic use, quantitels can be used as formal names for the units of any specific metrology, as long as some adjective or "brand" mark is attached as a disambiguating prefix.  "Primel" derives its name in part from the fact that it happens to be the first (or "prime") system of measurement to do this. It makes use of the "die-face-1" ( ⚀ ) character (Unicode U+2680_x) as the common branding mark for all its units. This may be pronounced "prime" or "primel", or optionally left silent, depending on whether the context requires disambiguation. So Primel's coherent units are formally defined as the ⚀timel, the ⚀lengthel, the ⚀massel, and so forth.

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• Primel begins with the mean solar day, the most important periodic cycle affecting human life, and divides it by six powers of dozen to yield the hexcia·day (10⁻⁶_z day) which it uses as its ⚀timel.
• Then it takes a value for gravitational acceleration on Earth's surface, and uses it as the ⚀accelerel.
• Multiplying that by the ⚀timel, yields the ⚀velocitel.
• Multiplying again by the ⚀timel, yields the ⚀lengthel.
• Squaring the ⚀lengthel yields the ⚀areanel.
• Cubing the ⚀lengthel yields the ⚀volumel.
• Primel uses the (maximum) density of water as the ⚀densitel. 
• Multiplying the ⚀densitel by the ⚀volumel, yields the ⚀massel.
• Multiplying the ⚀massel by the ⚀accelerel yields the ⚀forcel. Since the ⚀accelerel is Earth's gravity, the ⚀forcel ends up being equivalent to the weight of one ⚀massel in Earth's gravity. In other words, the ⚀forcel and ⚀weightel are synonymous. (Compare this to how SI, not being a gravity-based metrology, must distinguish the newton versus the kilogram‑force.)
• Multiplying the ⚀forcel by the ⚀lengthel yields the ⚀energel. Since work, heat, and "potential" are just forms of energy, this unit is also known as the ⚀workel, the ⚀heatel, and the ⚀potentialel.
• Dividing the ⚀energel by the ⚀timel, yields the ⚀powerel.
• Dividing the ⚀forcel by the ⚀lengthel yields the ⚀tensionel.
• Dividing the ⚀forcel by the ⚀areanel yields the ⚀pressurel.
• Primel takes a value for the massic heatability (aka specific heat capacity) of water, and uses that as the ⚀masselic·heatabilitel.
• Multiplying the ⚀masselic·heatabilitel by the ⚀massel yields the ⚀heatabilitel.
• Dividing the ⚀heatel by the ⚀heatabilitel, yields the ⚀temperaturel.

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• However, TGM does not arrive at its timel by dividing the day by pure powers of a dozen. Instead, it first does a binary division of the day, into two semi·days, and then divides each of those into a dozen customary hours, and then divides those by four more powers of dozen, to yield the semi·pentcia·day, or quadcia·hour, which it uses as TGM's timel, the Tim.
• TGM then uses a (slightly different) value for Earth's gravity as its accelerel, the Gee.
• Multiplying the Gee by the Tim yields the Vlos, TGM's velocitel.
• Multiplying the Vlos by the Tim, yields the Grafut, TGM's lengthel.
• Squaring the Grafut yields the Surf, TGM's areanel.
• Cubing the Grafut yields the Volm, TGM's volumel.
• TGM uses the maximal density of water as its densitel, the Denz.
• Multiplying the Denz by the Volm yields the Maz,TGM's massel.
• Multiplying the Maz by the Gee yields the Mag, TGM's forcel.
• Mutliplying the Mag by the Grafut yields the Werg, TGM's energel.
• Dividing the Werg by the Tim yields the Pov, TGM's powerel.
• Dividing the Mag by the Grafut yields the Tenz, TGM's tensionel.
• Dividing the Mag by the Surf yields the Prem, TGM's pressurel.
• TGM takes a (slightly different) value for the massic heatability (aka specific heat capacity) of water, and uses that as the Calsp, TGM's masselic·heatabilitel.
• Multiplying the Calsp by the Maz yields the Calkap, TGM's heatabilitel.
• Dividing the Werg by the Calkap yields the Calg, TGM's temperaturel.

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In contrast, the ⚀lengthel is centimeter-like at slightly over 8.2_d millimeters or at about a third of an inch (exactly 31/96_d=27/80_z inch, by a judicious choice of the ⚀accelerel). This is rather small, but its dozenal powers turn out to be quite convenient: The ⚀unqua·lengthel resembles a customary hand measure, or a decimeter.  The ⚀biqua·lengthel resembles an old English ell measure. The ⚀volumel, at about 5/9 milliliter, and the ⚀massel at about 5/9 gram, are also smallish, but when scaled up by three dozenal powers, the ⚀triqua·volumel and ⚀triqua·massel happen to quite closely resemble a liter and a kilogram, respectively. As one proceeds deeper into the derivation of Primel units, other interesting coincidences pop up that help make Primel a rather convenient system of measure.

• See also: Mundane Realities

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