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+ * [Wikipedia on "Physical Units"|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_unit]. Some interesting sentences: "Units as Dimensions: Any value of a physical quantity is expressed as a comparison to a unit of that quantity. For example, the value of a physical quantity Q is written as the product of a unit [Q] and a numerical factor: Q = n * Q
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+ !!! Towards an Ontology of Measurement
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+ Some important concepts we may want to capture and describe:
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