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unit of measurement
Guideline or reference source
ISO11239 IDMP Data elements and structures for the unique identificaiton and exchange of regulated information on pharmaceutical dose forms , units of presentation, routes of administration and packaging
ISO11240 IDMP Data elements and structures for the unique identification and exchange of units of measurement
ISO11616 IDMP Data elements and structures for the unique identification and exchange of regulated pharmaceutical product information
Definition
real scalar quantity, defined and adopted by convention, with which any other quantity of the same kind can be compared to express the ratio of the two quantities as a number   NOTE Depending on the nature of the reference scale, the unit of measurement expression may stand either for a physical unit of measurement that is related to a system of quantities (e.g. SI units) or for an arbitrarily defined unit of measurement, which may refer to a certain reference material, a standard measurement procedure, a material measure or even to a combination of those.
Narrower Term
arbitrary unit
physical unit of measurement
Related Term
basic unit
unit of presentation
 

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