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[jsr363-experts] Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

  • From: Martin Desruisseaux < >
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  • Subject: [jsr363-experts] Request for clarification on Unit commensurability
  • Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:12:29 +0900
  • Organization: Geomatys

The specification and the javadoc contains in different places the
following sentence:

    Two units /u1/ and /u2/ are compatible if and only if
    u1.getDimension().equals(u2.getDimension()).

This discussion said nothing about the case of unit having the same
dimension, but still being different units. Examples:

  * /Angular degrees/ and /concentration/ (e.g. of a product in water)
  * /Energy/ and /Torque/

I'm not asking for a change in the reference implementation, but I would
request at least a clarification of those cases. Does the RI consider
Energy and Torque as compatible units? Are Unit.asType(Class) and
Quantity.asType(Class) capable to differentiate those two cases?

    Martin



[jsr363-experts] Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Martin Desruisseaux 12/15/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Werner Keil 12/15/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Martin Desruisseaux 12/16/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Werner Keil 12/16/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Martin Desruisseaux 12/16/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Werner Keil 12/16/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Werner Keil 12/16/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Martin Desruisseaux 12/16/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Werner Keil 12/16/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Werner Keil 12/16/2014

[jsr363-experts] Re: Request for clarification on Unit commensurability

Martin Desruisseaux 12/16/2014
 
 
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