From ef217b61fdfdfc6c4c024e5960b75003a7f31a7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mateusz Pusz Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:16:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: more terms added to "Glossary" --- docs/appendix/glossary.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/appendix/glossary.md b/docs/appendix/glossary.md index ac62fd1b..dd9cb450 100644 --- a/docs/appendix/glossary.md +++ b/docs/appendix/glossary.md @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ - A quantity value can be presented in more than one way. - In the case of vector or tensor quantities, each component has a quantity value. - For example, force acting on a given particle, e.g. in Cartesian components - $(F_x; F_y; F_z) = (−31.5; 43.2; 17.0) \mathsf{N}$. + $(F_x; F_y; F_z) = (−31.5; 43.2; 17.0)\;\mathsf{N}$. [`quantity equation`](#quantity-equation){ #quantity-equation } @@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ !!! info - The below terms are describing the implementation-related part of the **mp-units** library. + The below terms extend the official ISO glossary and are commonly referred to by the + **mp-units** library. [`base dimension`](#base-dimension){ #base-dimension } @@ -306,3 +307,22 @@ - additional constraints (i.e. non-negative) - [Dimension of a quantity](#dimension) is not enough to specify all the properties of a [quantity](#quantity). + +[`unit with an associated quantity, associated unit`](#associated-unit){ #associated-unit } + +: - [Unit](#unit) that is used to measure [quantities of a specific kind](#kind) in a given + [system of units](#system-of-units). + +[`quantity reference, reference`](#reference){ #reference } + +: - According to its definition, [quantity](#quantity) can be expressed by means of + a number and a reference + - In the **mp-units** library, a reference describes all the required meta-information + associated with a specific quantity ([quantity specification](#quantity_spec) and + [unit](#unit)). + +[`quantity point`, `absolute quantity`](#quantity-point){ #quantity-point } + +: - An absolute [quantity](#quantity) with respect to an origin + - For example, timestamp (as opposed to duration), altitude (as opposed to height), + absolute temperature (as opposed to temperature difference).