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030package javax.measure.quantity;
031
032import javax.measure.Quantity;
033
034/**
035 * Period of existence or persistence. The metric system unit for this quantity is "s" (second).
036 *
037 * The second, symbol s, is the SI unit of time. It is defined by taking the fixed
038 * numerical value of the caesium frequency ∆νCs, the unperturbed ground-state
039 * hyperfine transition frequency of the caesium 133 atom, to be 9 192 631 770 when
040 * expressed in the unit Hz, which is equal to s⁻¹.
041 *
042 * This definition implies the exact relation ∆νCs = 9 192 631 770 Hz. Inverting this relation
043 * gives an expression for the unit second in terms of the defining constant ∆νCs:
044 *
045 * 1 Hz = ∆νCs / 9 192 631 770  or  1 s = 9 192 631 770 / ∆νCs
046 * <br>
047 * <dl>
048 * <dt><span class="strong">API Note:</span></dt><dd>SI Base Unit</dd>
049 * </dl>
050 * 
051 * @author <a href="mailto:werner@uom.technology">Werner Keil</a>
052 * @author <a href="mailto:thodoris.bais@gmail.com">Thodoris Bais</a>
053 * @version 2.1
054 * @since 1.0
055 *
056 * @see Frequency
057 * @see Speed
058 * @see Acceleration
059 * @see ElectricCurrent
060 * @see Power
061 * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_time">Wikipedia: Unit of time</a>
062 */
063public interface Time extends Quantity<Time> {
064}