| 1.55 | nominal property | ||
| Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has no magnitude. | |||
| Example 2: | Colour of a paint sample. | ||
| Example 3: | Colour of a spot test in chemistry. | ||
| Example 5: | Sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide | ||
| Note 1: | A nominal property has a value, which can be expressed in words, by alphanumerical codes, or by other means. | ||
| Note 2: | ‘Nominal property value’ is not to be confused with nominal quantity value. | ||
| Note 3: | A nominal property has no unit. | ||
| Source: [VIM 1.30] with Examples 1 and 4 omitted, and Note 3 added. | |||
| 1.55 | nominal property | ||
| Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has no magnitude. | |||
| Example 2: | Colour of a paint sample. | ||
| Example 3: | Colour of a spot test in chemistry. | ||
| Example 5: | Sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide | ||
| Note 1: | A nominal property has a value, which can be expressed in words, by alphanumerical codes, or by other means. | ||
| Note 2: | ‘Nominal property value’ is not to be confused with nominal quantity value. | ||
| Note 3: | A nominal property has no unit. | ||
| Source: [VIM 1.30] with Examples 1 and 4 omitted, and Note 3 added. | |||