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None of them are really fundamental. Some people feel that force is more fundamental than mass since force seems to be a "real" thing that happens while mass is
by lopmotr 7y ago
None of them are really fundamental. Some people feel that force is more fundamental than mass since force seems to be a "real" thing that happens while mass is just an abstract quantity that helps us predict forces. It's all human psychology, practical issues with measurement, and legacy. Quite a few of the base units are entirely redundant (candela, kelvin, mole) but we have them because of our human weaknesses.