Quantity
| Abbreviation | Q |
|---|---|
| Definition |
Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as a number and a reference Note: A reference can be a measurement unit |
| Scope | Quantity is an actual property of an object existing in space and time. |
| Description | Quantity is a parent concept to ordinal quantity that does not have a measurement unit and a different result type |
| Reference | International Vocabulary of Metrology – Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms (VIM 3rd edition) JCGM 200:2012 |
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