What Does the Unit 'h' Represent in Measurements?

[EvilMarisa]

the unit h is referring to height or the Planck constant ze

 

[Nugatory]

the unit h is referring to height or the Planck constant ze

It depends on the context - there are no rules that say that a particular letter must always have a particular meaning.

 

[Plant_Boy]

Oh, I thought they were meaning H, the Magnetic Field Intensity.

 

[sophiecentaur]

Any Science publication should be expected to define the symbols - except when the context is extremely obvious.

 

[mathman]

h is the usual symbol for the Planck constant.

h=6.62606957 × 10-34 m2 kg / s

 

[mfb]

Most letters can have multiple meanings in different problems. There are not enough letters for all physical concepts.