001/**
002 * Unit-API - Units of Measurement API for Java
003 * Copyright (c) 2014 Jean-Marie Dautelle, Werner Keil, V2COM
004 * All rights reserved.
005 *
006 * See LICENSE.txt for details.
007 */
008package javax.measure.quantity;
009
010import javax.measure.Quantity;
011
012
013/**
014 * Measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object contains.
015 * The mass of the body is not dependent on gravity and therefore is
016 * different from but proportional to its weight.
017 * The metric system unit for this quantity is "kg" (kilogram).
018 *
019 * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
020 * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Werner Keil</a>
021 * @version 1.1
022 *
023 * @see VolumetricDensity
024 * @see RadiationDoseAbsorbed
025 */
026public interface Mass extends Quantity<Mass> {
027}