code: public static QuantityValue makeQuantityValue(BigDecimal numericValue, String unit) {
  		return factory.getQuantityValue(numericValue, unit);
  	}
docs: Creates a {@link QuantityValue} without bounds.
  
  @param numericValue
  the numeric value of this quantity
  @param unit
  the unit identifier to use for this quantity
  @return a {@link QuantityValue} corresponding to the input