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 <dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/io/Serializable.html" title="class or interface in java.io" class="external-link">Serializable</a></code>, <code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a></code></dd>
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 <div class="type-signature"><span class="modifiers">public abstract class </span><span class="element-name type-name-label">AbstractConverter</span>
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 implements <a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/io/Serializable.html" title="class or interface in java.io" class="external-link">Serializable</a></span></div>
 <div class="block">Skeletal implementation of the <code>UnitConverter</code> interface for reducing implementation effort.
  This class makes easier to define a non-linear conversion between two units of measurement.
  Note that for linear conversions, the standard <a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/Unit.html#shift(java.lang.Number)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link"><code>Unit.shift(Number)</code></a>, <a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/Unit.html#multiply(java.lang.Number)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link"><code>Unit.multiply(Number)</code></a>
  and <a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/Unit.html#divide(java.lang.Number)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link"><code>Unit.divide(Number)</code></a> methods should be used instead.

  <p>After a non-linear conversion has been created, a new unit of measurement using that conversion
  can be defined by a call to <a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/Unit.html#transform(javax.measure.UnitConverter)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link"><code>Unit.transform(UnitConverter)</code></a>.
  See <a href="Units.html#logarithm(javax.measure.Unit)"><code>Units.logarithm(Unit)</code></a> for an example.</p></div>
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 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#concatenate(javax.measure.UnitConverter)" class="member-name-link">concatenate</a><wbr>(<a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a>&nbsp;before)</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Concatenates this converter with another converter.</div>
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 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Number.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Number</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#convert(java.lang.Number)" class="member-name-link">convert</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Number.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Number</a>&nbsp;value)</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Performs a unit conversion on the given number.</div>
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 <div class="block">Returns the derivative of the conversion function at the given value, or <code>NaN</code> if unknown.</div>
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 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">List</a><wbr>&lt;<a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a>&gt;</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Returns <code>true</code> if <a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#convert(double)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link"><code>UnitConverter.convert(double)</code></a> returns given values unchanged.</div>
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 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isLinear()" class="member-name-link">isLinear</a>()</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Indicates if this converter is linear in JSR-385 sense (not the usual mathematical sense).</div>
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 <code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#convert(double)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">convert</a>, <a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#inverse()" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">inverse</a></code></div>
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 <div class="block">Returns <code>true</code> if <a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#convert(double)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link"><code>UnitConverter.convert(double)</code></a> returns given values unchanged.
  The default implementation returns <code>false</code> for convenience of non-linear conversions.
  Subclasses should override if their conversions may be identity.</div>
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 <dd><code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#isIdentity()" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">isIdentity</a></code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a></code></dd>
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 <div class="block">Indicates if this converter is linear in JSR-385 sense (not the usual mathematical sense).
  The default implementation returns <code>false</code> for convenience of non-linear conversions.
  Subclasses should override if their conversions may be identity.</div>
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 <dt>Specified by:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#isLinear()" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">isLinear</a></code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a></code></dd>
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 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Number.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Number</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">convert</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Number.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Number</a>&nbsp;value)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Performs a unit conversion on the given number. The default implementation delegates to the version working
  on <code>double</code> primitive type, so it may not provide the accuracy normally required by this method contract.
  Linear conversions should override this method.</div>
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 <dt>Specified by:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#convert(java.lang.Number)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">convert</a></code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a></code></dd>
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 <div class="block">Returns the derivative of the conversion function at the given value, or <code>NaN</code> if unknown.</div>
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 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>value</code> - the point at which to compute the derivative.
                 Ignored (can be <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Double.html#NaN" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Double.NaN</code></a>) if the conversion is linear.</dd>
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 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">concatenate</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a>&nbsp;before)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Concatenates this converter with another converter. The resulting converter is equivalent to first converting
  by the specified converter (right converter), and then converting by this converter (left converter).

  <p>The default implementation is okay, but subclasses should override if they can detect optimizations.</p></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Specified by:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#concatenate(javax.measure.UnitConverter)" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">concatenate</a></code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>before</code> - the converter to concatenate before this converter.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a conversion which applies <code>before</code> first, then <code>this</code>.</dd>
 </dl>
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 <h3>getConversionSteps</h3>
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 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">List</a>&lt;<a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a>&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getConversionSteps</span>()</div>
 <div class="block">Returns the steps of fundamental converters making up this converter. The default implementation returns
  only <code>this</code> on the assumption that this conversion is not a concatenation of other converters.
  Subclasses should override if this assumption does not hold.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Specified by:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html#getConversionSteps()" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">getConversionSteps</a></code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="https://unitsofmeasurement.github.io/unit-api/site/apidocs/javax/measure/UnitConverter.html" title="class or interface in javax.measure" class="external-link">UnitConverter</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>list of steps in the unit conversion represented by this instance.</dd>
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