term designating a quantity
Note 1 to entry: Rules for the formation of compound names are given in ISO 80000-1 and IEC 60027-1.
Note 2 to entry: Quantity names are given in the various parts of ISO 80000, IEC 80000, and IEC 60027.
Note 3 to entry: In principle, a quantity name should not refer to any unit name, although there are exceptions: for example, voltage and as a qualifier for a quantity name as in "molar". |