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Slot: Display Units (units_display)

Human-readable unit string for display purposes, e.g. °C.

Tier: optional

Why this slot matters

Keeps human-facing output (tables, plots, reports) readable without every consumer having to translate UCUM codes; omitting it risks each tool rendering the unit differently or mislabelling axes.

In plain terms

The pretty version of the unit for people to read, like "°C". The machine version (Cel) is stored separately; this one exists purely for showing on screen or in print.

URI: envar:slot/units_display

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
VariableIdentity The identity and semantics of an environmental exposure variable — what physi... no

Properties

Type and Range

Property Value
Range String
Domain Of VariableIdentity

Cardinality and Requirements

Property Value

Examples

Value
°C

Identifier and Mapping Information

Annotations

property value
tier optional
justification Keeps human-facing output (tables, plots, reports) readable without every consumer having to translate UCUM codes; omitting it risks each tool rendering the unit differently or mislabelling axes.
explanation The pretty version of the unit for people to read, like "°C". The machine version (Cel) is stored separately; this one exists purely for showing on screen or in print.

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self envar:units_display
native envar:units_display

LinkML Source

name: units_display
annotations:
  tier:
    tag: tier
    value: optional
  justification:
    tag: justification
    value: Keeps human-facing output (tables, plots, reports) readable without every
      consumer having to translate UCUM codes; omitting it risks each tool rendering
      the unit differently or mislabelling axes.
  explanation:
    tag: explanation
    value: The pretty version of the unit for people to read, like "°C". The machine
      version (`Cel`) is stored separately; this one exists purely for showing on
      screen or in print.
description: Human-readable unit string for display purposes, e.g. `°C`.
title: Display Units
examples:
- value: °C
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/microschemas/envar
rank: 1000
domain_of:
- VariableIdentity
range: string