javax.measure.quantity
Interface Mass

All Superinterfaces:

Quantity

public interface Mass
extends Quantity

This interface represents the measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object contains. The mass of the body is not dependent on gravity and therefore is different from but proportional to its weight. The system unit for this quantity is "kg" (kilogram).

Version:

1.0, January 14, 2006

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

Field Summary

static Unit<Mass>

UNIT Holds the SI unit (Système International d'Unités) for this quantity.

Field Detail

UNIT

static final Unit<Mass> UNIT

Holds the SI unit (Système International d'Unités) for this quantity.