diff --git a/docs/appendix/glossary.md b/docs/appendix/glossary.md index 6459b2f5..ac62fd1b 100644 --- a/docs/appendix/glossary.md +++ b/docs/appendix/glossary.md @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ convertible to height) - common quantity type (i.e. width + height -> length) -[`quantity character, character of the quantity, character`](#character){ #character } +[`quantity character, character of a quantity, character`](#character){ #character } : - Scalars, vectors and tensors are mathematical objects that can be used to denote certain [physical quantities](#quantity) and their [values](#quantity-value). @@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ expressed as a product of a number and a [unit](#unit). - Vectors and tensors can also be expressed as a numerical value vector or tensor, respectively, multiplied by a [unit](#unit). + - [Quantities](#quantity) of different characters support different set of operations. + - For example, a [quantity](#quantity) can be multiplied by another one only if any + of them has scalar character. Vectors and tensors can't be multiplied or divided, + but they support additional operations like dot and cross products, which + are not available for scalars. - The term ’character’ was borrowed from the below quote: !!! quote "ISO 80000-1_2009" @@ -290,7 +295,6 @@ In deriving the dimension of a quantity, no account is taken of its scalar, vector, or tensor **character**. - [`quantity specification, quantity_spec`](#quantity_spec){ #quantity_spec } : - An entity storing all the information about a specific [quantity](#quantity):