| Letter | Variable or constant | Unit | Equations with variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | amperes (current) | ||
| a | acceleration | ||
| BMI | body mass index | ||
| c | speed of light | centi- prefix: cm | E = mc² |
| d | distance | d = ѵt, d = 0.5at², d = 0.5gt² | |
| Δ% | percent difference | ||
| F | force | , F = ma, F = −kx | |
| f | frequency f | f = 1 ÷ τ | |
| h | height, Planck constant | ||
| i | current, | ||
| g | acceleration of gravity | grams | d = 0.5gt² |
| GPE | gravitational potential energy | GPE = mgh | |
| KE | kinetic energy | KE = 0.5mѵ² | |
| k | Hooke's constant, y-coor. quadratic vertex | F = kx, | |
| l | length | liters (liquid volume) | |
| λ | wavelength | ѵ = λf | |
| m | mass or slope | meters | m = ρV, |
| Ω | Ohms (Resistance) | V = iR | |
| P | Power | P = iV | |
| p | momenturm | p = mѵ | |
| ρ | density | m = ρV | |
| R | Resistance | V = iR | |
| s | arc length | seconds | |
| T | temperature | ||
| t | time | ||
| τ | period | τ = 1 ÷ f | |
| V | volume, voltage | Volts | V = lwh, V = iR |
| ѵ | velocity | , ѵ = at | |
| W | work (energy) | Watts (power) | |
| w | width | V = lwh |