Eli5 – How is the kilogram defined using the second and the Plank constant?

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The kilogram used to be defined by a specific chunk of platinum-iridium.

But now it’s defined using the second and the Plank constant, somehow.

Assuming you already have a very accurate measurement of the second, and the Plank constant, how do you combine those two things to get the kilogram?

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Correction. Three constants combine to define the kilogram.

The second

The Plank constant

The meter

I still don’t understand how they combine.

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