wok annotate units/description.txt @ rev 25388
updated meson (0.60.2 -> 0.62.2)
| author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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| date | Sun Jul 31 16:52:43 2022 +0100 (2022-07-31) |
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| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 1 GNU Units converts quantities expressed in various systems of measurement |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 2 to their equivalents in other systems of measurement. |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 3 Like many similar programs, it can handle multiplicative scale changes. |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 4 It can also handle nonlinear conversions such as Fahrenheit to Celsius or |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 5 wire gauge, and it can convert from and to sums of units, such as |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 6 converting between meters and feet plus inches. |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 7 |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 8 Beyond simple unit conversions, GNU Units can be used as a general-purpose |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 9 scientific calculator that keeps track of units in its calculations. |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 10 You can form arbitrary complex mathematical expressions of dimensions |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 11 including sums, products, quotients, powers, and even roots of dimensions. |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 12 Thus you can ensure accuracy and dimensional consistency when working with |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 13 long expressions that involve many different units that may combine in |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 14 complex ways. |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 15 |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 16 The units are defined in an external data file. |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 17 You can use the extensive data file that comes with this program, or you |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 18 can provide your own data file to suit your needs. |
| Hans-G?nter@25383 | 19 You can also use your own data file to supplement the standard data file. |