Area

measure of the extent of a two-dimensional region on a curved surface or flat plane

Also known as surface area

dimensional quantity kind, quantity kind

ISQ dimension ${𝖫}^2$

MaRDI QIDQ6673693 FDOCommunityMathModDB WikidataQ11500 ScholiaQ11500QUDT quantity kind IDArea

The areas of this square and this disk are the same.

Formula(s) and quantity(-ies)

Defining Formula: $A=\int dA$

$A$ symbol represents area

$dA$ symbol represents area element

Specialization(s)

cross section, area of image

Reference(s)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areahttps://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/v2-sat-math/x0fcc98a58ba3bea7:geometry-and-trigonometry-easier/x0fcc98a58ba3bea7:area-and-volume-easier/a/v2-sat-lesson-area-and-volumehttps://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry-home/geometry-area-perimeter

3Blue1Brown	(https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/area-and-slope)
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition	(1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Area)
Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition	(Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Acre)
ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time	(3-3)
ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time	(area)
ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time	(3-3)
ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time	(area)

Subclass(es)

physical quantity
ISQ derived quantity
scalar quantity
geometric measure
extensive quantity
geometric measure
definite integral

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