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From: Phil Richards (news_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-11 15:43:12


On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:56:16 -0500, Deane Yang wrote:
> You have a different definition of a "units" library than I do. The units
> library I have in mind automatically derives the correct output units from
> the input units. So if you divide meters by seconds, you get a derived
> unit corresponding to meters per second. In other words, dimensional
> analysis IS used to figure out the right units.

My reply is those who have posted saying "You don't need to all this
complicated dimensional analysis stuff - just build a units library then
add dimensional analysis on top". I don't believe it can be done that way
round - which I think is what you are saying too. I believe (and have
kept saying) that a units library must incorporate dimensional analysis in
order to be useful. Others didn't appear (to me) to have that view.
Maybe I was confused.

phil

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