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MeasurementInformationContentEntity

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A Measurement Information Content Entity is a descriptive information content entity that represents the magnitude of some quality relative to a measurement unit. It is the output of an act of measuring and pairs a numeric value with a unit and a reference.

Examples

  • "3.2 metres"
  • "98.6 degrees Fahrenheit"
  • "210 kilopascals"

Where it sits in the suite

Measurement Information Content Entity is defined in the Common Core Ontologies, a mid-level suite that specialises the top-level categories of Basic Formal Ontology. It is released as part of the maintained, logically consistent CCO release and is reused across the connected ontology modules.

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