Abstract

The recent third edition of the International Vocabulary of Metrology—Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms (VIM3) (JCGM 200:2008 (Sèvres: BIPM); also ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 3rd edn (Geneva: ISO)) has undergone important changes, not least by adhering to ISO International Standards on terminology work (ISO 704:2000 Terminology Work—Principles and Methods; ISO 1087-1:2000 Terminology Work—Vocabulary—Part 1: Theory and Application; ISO 10241:1992 International Terminology Standards—Preparation and Layout). A recent critique (Mari 2009 Metrologia 46 L11–L15)—based on Object-Oriented Analysis—centres on the meaning and relation of the two first and fundamental concepts ‘quantity’Single quotation marks (‘…’) or bold type indicate a concept when necessary, double quotation marks (“…”) a term or quotation. and the new entry ‘kind-of-quantity’. This makes it timely to analyse the two concepts, their relation and their respective role in forming the generic hierarchical concept system of VIM3 from ‘property’ to individual quantities. It is suggested that ‘kind-of-quantity’ acts as a division criterionSynonyms are “criterion of subdivision”, “type of characteristic(s)”, see the annexe..

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