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<unitDef>

unit definition

contains descriptive information related to a specific unit of measurement.

Module headerHDUDECL

Attributes

Global and inherited attributes:
att.global @xml:id@n@xml:lang@xml:base@xml:space
att.global.analytic @ana
att.global.change @change
att.global.facs @facs
att.global.linking @corresp@synch@sameAs@copyOf@next@prev@exclude@select
att.global.rendition @rend@style@rendition
att.global.responsibility @cert@resp
att.global.source @source
att.canonical @key@ref
att.datable @period
att.datable.custom @when-custom@notBefore-custom@notAfter-custom@from-custom@to-custom@datingPoint@datingMethod
att.datable.iso @when-iso@notBefore-iso@notAfter-iso@from-iso@to-iso
att.datable.w3c @when@notBefore@notAfter@from@to
att.typed @type@subtype

Classes and content

May contain

core

header

namesdates

Contained by

header

Example

<unitDecl>
  <unitDef xml:id="pechys" type="length">
    <label>πῆχυς</label>
    <placeName ref="#athens"/>
    <conversion fromUnit="#daktylos" toUnit="#pechys" formula="$fromUnit div 24"/>
    <desc>Equivalent to a cubit or 24 daktyloi.</desc>
  </unitDef>
  <unitDef xml:id="daktylos" type="length">
    <label>δάκτυλος</label>
    <placeName ref="#athens"/>
    <desc>A basic unit of length equivalent to one finger (or the size of a thumb) in ancient Greece.</desc>
  </unitDef>
</unitDecl>

Content model

<content>
     <alternate minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
       <classRef key="model.labelLike" minOccurs="1"/>
       <classRef key="model.placeNamePart" minOccurs="0"/>
       <elementRef key="conversion" minOccurs="0"/>
       <elementRef key="unit" minOccurs="0"/>     
     </alternate>
  </content>