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The class of quantities that are the ratio of two quantities with the same physical dimensionality. Quantities defined as ratios `Q=A/B` having equal dimensions in numerator and denominator are dimensionless quantities but still have a physical dimension defined as dim(A)/dim(B). Johansson, Ingvar (2010). "Metrological thinking needs the notions of parametric quantities, units and dimensions". Metrologia. 47 (3): 219–230. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/47/3/012. ISSN 0026-1394. |
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https://w3id.org/emmo#EMMO_faab3f84_e475_4a46_af9c_7d249f0b9aef |
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The class of quantities that are the ratio of two quantities with the same physical dimensionality. Quantities defined as ratios `Q=A/B` having equal dimensions in numerator and denominator are dimensionless quantities but still have a physical dimension defined as dim(A)/dim(B). Johansson, Ingvar (2010). "Metrological thinking needs the notions of parametric quantities, units and dimensions". Metrologia. 47 (3): 219–230. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/47/3/012. ISSN 0026-1394. |
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definition |
The class of quantities that are the ratio of two quantities with the same physical dimensionality. Quantities defined as ratios `Q=A/B` having equal dimensions in numerator and denominator are dimensionless quantities but still have a physical dimension defined as dim(A)/dim(B). Johansson, Ingvar (2010). "Metrological thinking needs the notions of parametric quantities, units and dimensions". Metrologia. 47 (3): 219–230. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/47/3/012. ISSN 0026-1394. |
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elucidation |
The class of quantities that are the ratio of two quantities with the same physical dimensionality. |
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example |
refractive index, volume fraction, fine structure constant |
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RatioQuantity |
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prefixIRI |
EMMO_faab3f84_e475_4a46_af9c_7d249f0b9aef |
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RatioQuantity |
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seeAlso |
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0026-1394/47/3/012 |
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subClassOf |
https://w3id.org/emmo#EMMO_a66427d1_9932_4363_9ec5_7d91f2bfda1e |