From bf35ddb51b0b12074fb753048876e16ea79dd650 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mateusz Pusz Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:14:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: point origins definitions cleanup in glossary --- docs/appendix/glossary.md | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/appendix/glossary.md b/docs/appendix/glossary.md index 0da9ba69..a4341e66 100644 --- a/docs/appendix/glossary.md +++ b/docs/appendix/glossary.md @@ -328,15 +328,18 @@ are (explicitly or implicitly) based on it. - For example, mean sea level is commonly used as an absolute reference point to measure altitudes. -[`quantity point origin`, `point origin`](#point-origin){ #point-origin } +[`relative quantity point origin`, `relative point origin`](#relative-point-origin){ #relative-point-origin } -: - An explicit point on an axis of values of a specific [quantity](#quantity) type serving as a reference - for other [quantities](#quantity). - - It might be ether an [absolute point origin](#absolute-point-origin) or a compile-time known - [quantity point](#quantity-point). +: - An explicit, known at compile-time, point on an axis of values of a specific [quantity](#quantity) + type serving as a reference for other [quantities](#quantity). - For example, an ice point is a quantity point with a value of `273.15 K` that is used as the zero point of a degree Celsius scale. +[`quantity point origin`, `point origin`](#point-origin){ #point-origin } + +: - Either an [absolute point origin](#absolute-point-origin) or + a [relative point origin](#relative-point-origin). + [`quantity point`, `absolute quantity`](#quantity-point){ #quantity-point } : - An absolute [quantity](#quantity) with respect to an [origin](#point-origin).