UCUM
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UCUM (Unified Code for Units of Measure) is a standardized coding system designed to provide unambiguous, machine-readable representations of measurement units used in science, engineering, and healthcare.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UCUM canonical | 2 |
| Unified Code for Units of Measure | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1870498 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UCUM Context triple: [LOINC, mappedTo, UCUM]
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A.
International System of Units
The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
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B.
Heaviside–Lorentz units
Heaviside–Lorentz units are a rationalized system of electromagnetic units commonly used in theoretical physics, especially in relativistic formulations of Maxwell’s equations and quantum field theory.
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C.
Gaussian units
Gaussian units are a cgs-based system of electromagnetic units widely used in theoretical physics, especially in electrodynamics, for their mathematical simplicity and symmetry.
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D.
Fermi (unit)
The fermi is a unit of length equal to one femtometer (10⁻¹⁵ meter), commonly used in nuclear and particle physics to express sizes of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
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E.
UNIT
UNIT is a fictional military intelligence organization in the Doctor Who universe that defends Earth from alien and supernatural threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UCUM Target entity description: UCUM (Unified Code for Units of Measure) is a standardized coding system designed to provide unambiguous, machine-readable representations of measurement units used in science, engineering, and healthcare.
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A.
International System of Units
The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
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B.
Heaviside–Lorentz units
Heaviside–Lorentz units are a rationalized system of electromagnetic units commonly used in theoretical physics, especially in relativistic formulations of Maxwell’s equations and quantum field theory.
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C.
Gaussian units
Gaussian units are a cgs-based system of electromagnetic units widely used in theoretical physics, especially in electrodynamics, for their mathematical simplicity and symmetry.
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D.
Fermi (unit)
The fermi is a unit of length equal to one femtometer (10⁻¹⁵ meter), commonly used in nuclear and particle physics to express sizes of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
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E.
UNIT
UNIT is a fictional military intelligence organization in the Doctor Who universe that defends Earth from alien and supernatural threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ontology of units of measure
ⓘ
standard ⓘ unit coding system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UCUM ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
laboratory test results
ⓘ
observations in healthcare ⓘ quantitative measurements ⓘ |
| designedBy | Regenstrief Institute ⓘ |
| domain |
clinical data exchange
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ healthcare ⓘ laboratory medicine ⓘ science ⓘ |
| feature |
machine-processable codes
ⓘ
support for SI units ⓘ support for binary prefixes ⓘ support for composite units with multiplication and division ⓘ support for concentration units ⓘ support for customary units ⓘ support for dimensionless quantities ⓘ support for exponents in unit expressions ⓘ support for metric prefixes ⓘ support for non-SI units ⓘ support for time units ⓘ unambiguous unit syntax ⓘ |
| fullName |
Unified Code for Units of Measure
ⓘ
linked to:
UCUM
|
| goal |
avoid ambiguity in unit abbreviations
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ensure consistent interpretation of measurement units across systems ⓘ facilitate automated unit conversion ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
base units
ⓘ
composite unit expressions ⓘ derived units ⓘ prefixes ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationForm |
formal grammar for unit expressions
ⓘ
string codes ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Regenstrief Institute ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable machine-readable unit codes
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provide unambiguous representations of units of measure ⓘ support interoperability of measurement data ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
HL7 FHIR
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linked to:
FHIR
HL7 V2 ⓘ
linked to:
HL7 standards
ISO 80000 ⓘ
linked to:
ISO 80000-3
International System of Units ⓘ LOINC terminology ⓘ
linked to:
LOINC
|
| supportsOperation |
unit comparison
ⓘ
unit conversion ⓘ validation of unit strings ⓘ |
| useWith |
FHIR
ⓘ
HL7 standards ⓘ LOINC ⓘ clinical laboratory systems ⓘ electronic health records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UCUM Description of subject: UCUM (Unified Code for Units of Measure) is a standardized coding system designed to provide unambiguous, machine-readable representations of measurement units used in science, engineering, and healthcare.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.