The 8 EDCS Dictionaries continued
Unit Dictionary
- A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated.
(METRE, PASCAL, KELVIN, …)
- Used to specify integer and real value types.
Unit Equivalence Class Dictionary
- A partitioning of units of measure into a set, where members of a set measure the same physical quantity.
(MASS, LENGTH, VOLUME …)
Unit Scale Dictionary
- A multiplicative constant applied to a unit of measure in order to avoid both excessively large or small attribute values.
(KILO, MILLI, NANO, …)