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030package javax.measure.quantity;
031
032import javax.measure.Quantity;
033
034/**
035 * Extent of something along its greatest dimension or the extent of space between two objects or places.
036 * The metric system unit for this quantity is "m" (metre).
037 *
038 * The metre, symbol m, is the SI unit of length. It is defined by taking the fixed
039 * numerical value of the speed of light in vacuum c to be 299 792 458 when expressed
040 * in the unit m s⁻¹, where the second is defined in terms of the caesium frequency
041 * ∆νCs.
042 *
043 * This definition implies the exact relation c = 299 792 458 m s⁻¹. Inverting this relation
044 * gives an exact expression for the metre in terms of the defining constants c and ∆νCs:
045 *
046 * 1 m = (c / 299 792 458)s = 9 192 631 770 c / 299 792 458 ∆νCs ≈ 30.663 319 c / ∆νCs
047 * <br>
048 * <dl>
049 * <dt><span class="strong">API Note:</span></dt><dd>SI Base Unit</dd>
050 * </dl>
051 * 
052 * @author <a href="mailto:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
053 * @author <a href="mailto:werner@uom.technology">Werner Keil</a>
054 * @author <a href="mailto:thodoris.bais@gmail.com">Thodoris Bais</a>
055 * @version 2.1
056 * @since 1.0
057 * 
058 * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length">Wikipedia: Length</a>
059 * @see Area
060 * @see Volume
061 * @see Angle
062 * @see SolidAngle
063 * @see Speed
064 */
065public interface Length extends Quantity<Length> {
066}