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Units of Measurement Standard - This JSR specifies Java packages for modeling and working with measurement values, quantities and their corresponding units.

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 * Units of Measurement API
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package javax.measure.quantity;

import javax.measure.Quantity;

/**
 * Extent of something along its greatest dimension or the extent of space between two objects or places.
 * The metric system unit for this quantity is "m" (metre).
 *
 * The metre, symbol m, is the SI unit of length. It is defined by taking the fixed
 * numerical value of the speed of light in vacuum c to be 299 792 458 when expressed
 * in the unit m s⁻¹, where the second is defined in terms of the caesium frequency
 * ∆νCs.
 *
 * This definition implies the exact relation c = 299 792 458 m s⁻¹. Inverting this relation
 * gives an exact expression for the metre in terms of the defining constants c and ∆νCs:
 *
 * 1 m = (c / 299 792 458)s = 9 192 631 770 c / 299 792 458 ∆νCs ≈ 30.663 319 c / ∆νCs
 * 

 * 
 * API Note:
SI Base Unit
 * 
 * 
 * @author Jean-Marie Dautelle
 * @author Werner Keil
 * @author Thodoris Bais
 * @version 2.1
 * @since 1.0
 * 
 * @see Wikipedia: Length
 * @see Area
 * @see Volume
 * @see Angle
 * @see SolidAngle
 * @see Speed
 */
public interface Length extends Quantity {
}