The difference between Rem and Sievert

When used as nouns, rem means , a sleep state, whereas sievert means in the international system of units, the derived unit of radiation dose.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rem and Sievert

  1. Rem as a noun (often, capitalized):

    , a sleep state.

  1. Rem as a noun:

    A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays

  1. Rem as a noun (computing):

    A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.

  1. Rem as a noun (knitting):

    remaining

  1. Rem as a noun (web design):

    A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in a HTML document.

  1. Sievert as a noun:

    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv

Compare words:

Compare with synonyms and related words: