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MeasurementUnitOfLength

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A Measurement Unit of Length is a measurement unit used to express one-dimensional spatial magnitudes. Metres, millimetres and inches are units of length.

Examples

  • the metre
  • the millimetre
  • the inch

Where it sits in the suite

Measurement Unit of Length 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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