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type: datatypedatatype: RatioRange

RatioRange

Overview

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A range of ratios of two Quantity values expressed as a low numerator, a high numerator, and a denominator.

The RatioRange datatype should only be used to express a range of ratios if the relationship cannot be suitably expressed using a Range and a common unit. Where the denominator value is known to be fixed to "1", Range should be used instead of RatioRange.

[%dt RatioRange 6%]

Common factors in the numerator and denominator are not automatically cancelled out. Ratios are not simply "structured numbers" - for example, blood pressure measurements (e.g., "120/60") are not ratios.

A proper ratio range has one of the numerators and a denominator; however, these are not mandatory in order to allow an invalid ratio with an extension with further information.

Constraints

[%dt.constraints RatioRange%]

The context of use may require particular types of Quantity for the numerators or denominator.

RatioRange is used in the following places: [%dtusage RatioRange%]

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