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Numerical quantity value
The number in a quantity value — the 5.34 in 5.34 m: the ratio of the quantity to its unit. VIM (JCGM 200…
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Conversion factor between units
The ratio of two units for quantities of the same kind — 25.4 mm/in; the numerical value changes, the quantity does not. VIM…
When the kilogram was redefined in 2019, the artifact in Sèvres gave way to a fixed numerical value of the Planck constant. The instrument…