RE: "molar" for concentration

2011-08-17 Thread Michael Miller
hi lena, > > Would something like: > > "5"^^[ > > ] > > Work? the trouble with considering Molar as a datatype is that datatypes have operations. int datatypes have +, -, *, / among others. what would it mean for: Molar a

Re: "molar" for concentration

2011-08-17 Thread Jim McCusker
Ah, I thought you were looking for predicates for datatype properties. This makes much more sense now. When I said you could compose a molar unit for concentration, I was thinking more that it would be a new URI that uses MUO's predicates for describing molar concentration in terms of moles/liter,

Re: "molar" for concentration

2011-08-17 Thread Helena Deus
Hi Michael, I was looking for a way to say in RDF that some concentration is measured in "molar"; e.g. "5"^^ Yes, Molar = mole/Liter, but from my (limited) understanding of datatypes, there are no restrictions as to what can be used in the datatype URI I'm not sure ho

Re: "molar" for concentration

2011-08-17 Thread Bob Futrelle
"Molar solution" is shorthand for 1 Molar solution I would guess. It's common to elide items in text/conversation when the missing element is understood. If I am walking out the door and say, "Going to the drugstore.", then clearly, I've omitted the subject, the initial reference to myself, "I".

RE: "molar" for concentration

2011-08-17 Thread Michael Miller
hi lena, after looking at wikipedia i see what you mean that it isn't a unit per se, it is a concentration of a solution, that is by definition a combination of a value of 1 with an SI unit of 1 mol\L. so it is certainly a property of the solution but i don't see how it is a datatype. in progr