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Erg - For other uses see Erg (disambiguation)
An erg is the unit of energy and mechanical work in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units, symbol "erg". Its name is derived from the Greek word meaning "work". The erg is a quite small unit, equal to one a force of one dyne exerted for a distance of one centimetre. In the cgs base units, it is equal to one gram-square centimetre per second squared (g·cm2/s2). It is thus equal to 1 × 10-7 joules or 0.1 microjoule (µJ) in SI units.
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