A unitless measure is a measure which has no unit of measure symbol, but could be a real physical measurement. Examples would be pH, wire gauge (AWG and BWG) and shoe size.This is different from a dimensionless measure which represents a ratio whose units of measure have cancelled each other. DImensionless measures can have units of measure (like ppm or %) or may not have a displayable unit of measure symbol (in which case the units symbol Euc is used in a data transfer).
<xs:complexType name="UnitlessMeasure"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A unitless measure is a measure which has no unit of measure symbol, but could be a real physical measurement. Examples would be pH, wire gauge (AWG and BWG) and shoe size. This is different from a dimensionless measure which represents a ratio whose units of measure have cancelled each other. DImensionless measures can have units of measure (like ppm or %) or may not have a displayable unit of measure symbol (in which case the units symbol Euc is used in a data transfer).</xs:documentation></xs:annotation><xs:simpleContent><xs:extension base="eml:AbstractMeasure"/></xs:simpleContent></xs:complexType>