Brown, R J C; Brewer, P J (2015) Proposals for nomenclature to clarify the expression of units for counting quantities. Metrologia, 52 (1). pp. L1-L3.

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Abstract

The explicit use of the number `1' in the quotient-based expressions of units for intensive quantities involving counting together with a full description of the quantity being measured is recommended as an improvement on product-based expressions which omit the number 1 and do not fully explain the quantity presented. The benefits of these recommendations over proposals for new `units' as special names for one is also highlighted. In particular the nomenclature emphasises the dimensions of `one-ness' exhibited by the counting quantities and helps to provide a distinction between intensive and extensive quantities which would otherwise be lost, especially if the quantity being measured is not fully described.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Analytical Science Analytical Science > Trace Analysis and Electrochemistry
Identification number/DOI:	10.1088/0026-1394/52/1/L1
Last Modified:	24 Jul 2018 13:15
URI:	https://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/6481