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docs: more terms added to "Glossary"
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- A quantity value can be presented in more than one way.
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- In the case of vector or tensor quantities, each component has a quantity value.
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- For example, force acting on a given particle, e.g. in Cartesian components
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$(F_x; F_y; F_z) = (−31.5; 43.2; 17.0) \mathsf{N}$.
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$(F_x; F_y; F_z) = (−31.5; 43.2; 17.0)\;\mathsf{N}$.
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[`quantity equation`](#quantity-equation){ #quantity-equation }
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!!! info
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The below terms are describing the implementation-related part of the **mp-units** library.
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The below terms extend the official ISO glossary and are commonly referred to by the
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**mp-units** library.
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[`base dimension`](#base-dimension){ #base-dimension }
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- additional constraints (i.e. non-negative)
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- [Dimension of a quantity](#dimension) is not enough to specify all the properties of
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a [quantity](#quantity).
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[`unit with an associated quantity, associated unit`](#associated-unit){ #associated-unit }
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: - [Unit](#unit) that is used to measure [quantities of a specific kind](#kind) in a given
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[system of units](#system-of-units).
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[`quantity reference, reference`](#reference){ #reference }
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: - According to its definition, [quantity](#quantity) can be expressed by means of
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a number and a reference
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- In the **mp-units** library, a reference describes all the required meta-information
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associated with a specific quantity ([quantity specification](#quantity_spec) and
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[unit](#unit)).
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[`quantity point`, `absolute quantity`](#quantity-point){ #quantity-point }
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: - An absolute [quantity](#quantity) with respect to an origin
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- For example, timestamp (as opposed to duration), altitude (as opposed to height),
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absolute temperature (as opposed to temperature difference).
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