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Inverse lengthUnits Type

The inverse of length - frequently used for absorption or attenuation coefficients and wave numbers. This can also be used to for extrinsic curvature where the unit 'diopter' is used.

Term

inverseLength

Category

Space and Time

Provenance

QUDT

Provenance Uri

http://qudt.org/vocab/quantity#Inverselength

Note

This should not be used for linear densities, but only for quantities with a truly dimensionless numerator. For linear densities, use "Count per length"

Default Unit

per meter

Dimension Symbol

L-1

Dimension Length

0

Dimension Mass

-1

Dimension Time

0

Dimension Current

0

Dimension Temperature

0

Dimension Amount

0

Dimension Light

0