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Dyne
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<p>The dyne is a derived <a href="/facts/Units_of_measurement/pvTpWbmC">unit</a> of <a href="/facts/Force_(physics)/LNAUWMwK">force</a> specified in the <a href="/facts/Centimetre%E2%80%93gram%E2%80%93second_system_of_units/qbHxv78q">centimetre–gram–second</a> (CGS) system of units, a predecessor of the modern <a href="/facts/International_System_of_Units/S7YLglNz">SI</a>. </p>