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/*
 * Units of Measurement Systems
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package systems.uom.quantity;

import javax.measure.Quantity;

/**
 * Level of a {@link Quantity}.
 * In the International System of Quantities, the level of a quantity is the logarithm of the ratio of the value of that quantity to a reference value of the same quantity.
 *
 * @author Werner Keil
 * @version 0.5, May 12, 2018
 *
 * @see Wikipedia: Level (logarithmic quantity)
 * @see Wikipedia: International System of Quantities (ISQ)
 * @since 0.2
 * @deprecated Use SI Quantity instead
 */
public interface Level> extends Quantity> {
}