Slot: unit
an encoding of a unit
URI: [qudt:unit](http://qudt.org/schema/qudt/unit)
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [TypeExpression](TypeExpression.md) | An abstract class grouping named types and anonymous type expressions | no |
| [SlotExpression](SlotExpression.md) | an expression that constrains the range of values a slot can take | no |
| [PermissibleValue](PermissibleValue.md) | a permissible value, accompanied by intended text and an optional mapping to ... | no |
| [AnonymousTypeExpression](AnonymousTypeExpression.md) | A type expression that is not a top-level named type definition | no |
| [TypeDefinition](TypeDefinition.md) | an element that whose instances are atomic scalar values that can be mapped t... | no |
| [AnonymousSlotExpression](AnonymousSlotExpression.md) | | no |
| [SlotDefinition](SlotDefinition.md) | an element that describes how instances are related to other instances | no |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [UnitOfMeasure](UnitOfMeasure.md) |
| Domain Of | [TypeExpression](TypeExpression.md), [SlotExpression](SlotExpression.md), [PermissibleValue](PermissibleValue.md) |
| Slot URI | [qudt:unit](http://qudt.org/schema/qudt/unit) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | qudt:unit |
| native | linkml:unit |
## LinkML Source
name: unit
description: an encoding of a unit
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 1000
slot_uri: qudt:unit
domain_of:
- type_expression
- slot_expression
- permissible_value
range: UnitOfMeasure