This page documents the quantity canonical concept dataset.
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Basic Info
Provider
Imported Namespaces
Topics
No topics defined.
Concepts
Concept: quantity
quantity [XML] |
Quantity |
float |
Base concept for defining concept that represent numerical
quantities. |
significant_digits [XML] |
Number of significant digits |
integer |
Specifies the number of significant digits to use when displaying
the values of a metric concept. |
decimal_places [XML] |
Number of decimal places |
integer |
Specifies the number of decimal places to use for displaying the
values of a metric concept. |
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No local properties. |
Concept: amount
amount [XML] |
Amount |
quantity |
Indicates that a numeric concept is an amount, i.e., a count of
discrete elements. Example concept: Population, Gross Domestic
Product. |
No local attributes. |
No local properties. |
Concept: magnitude
magnitude [XML] |
Magnitude |
quantity |
Indicates that a numeric concept is a magnitude, i.e., a continuous
quantity that is measurable. Example concepts: Temperature. |
No local attributes. |
No local properties. |
Concept: fraction
fraction [XML] |
Fraction |
magnitude |
Indicates that a numeric concept represents a fraction, i.e., the
division of two quantities. |
denominator [XML] |
Denominator |
concept |
The denominator of the fraction. |
numerator [XML] |
Numerator |
concept |
The numerator of the fraction. |
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No local properties. |
Concept: ratio
ratio [XML] |
Ratio |
fraction |
Indicates that a numeric concept is a ratio, i.e., a fraction of two
quantities of the same nature. Example concept: Ratio of girls to boys in
primary and secondary education. |
is_percentage [XML] |
Is percentage |
boolean |
Set to true if this ratio is a percentage, set to false
otherwise. |
percentage_of [XML] |
Percentage of |
string |
If this is a percentage, this attribute provides a descriptive
text to display next to number that specifies what this is a
percentage of. For instance, the "unemployment rate" metric
has a percentage_of attribute set to: "of the labor force"
to that the value reads "10.5% of the labor force". |
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No local properties. |
Concept: index
index [XML] |
Index |
rate |
A quantity that shows by its variations the changes of a magnitude over
time or space, often normalized to a reference value. Example concept:
Consumer Price Index. |
base_value [XML] |
quantity |
Base value |
The reference value for the index (e.g., 100). |
base_location [XML] |
geo:location |
Base location |
The reference location the index is defined for. |
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No local properties. |
Concept: rate
rate [XML] |
Rate |
ratio |
A quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity. Example
concepts: Literacy rate, GDP per Capita, unemployment rate. |
No local attributes. |
No local properties. |
Concept: change_rate
change_rate [XML] |
Change rate |
rate |
The rate at which some quantity changes. Example concept: GDP growth
rate. |
base_quantity [XML] |
Base quantity |
concept |
The quantity (concept) that this is a change rate for. |
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No local properties. |
Slices
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Tables
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