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Units

  

GetSystem

  

list units in a system of units

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

GetSystem(system)

Parameters

system

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symbol; system name

Description

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The function GetSystem(system) returns all units in a system of units.

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For an existing system system, the call AddSystem(system, GetSystem(system)) recreates an equivalent system. The calling sequence AddSystem(system, check, GetSystem(system), new_unit) redefines the system by including new_unit and ensuring that new_unit does not have the same dimension as any of the existing units in system.

Examples

withUnits:

Automatically loading the Units[Simple] subpackage

GetSystemCGS

baryestandard,ergstandardsecondSI,dollarUS,centimeterSI2,gramSI,dynestandard,galstandard,dynestandardcentimeterSIradius,centimeterSI,centimeterSI3,secondSI,kelvinSI,ergstandard,steradianSI,radianSI,kynestandard

(1)

AddSystemFHF,check,furlong,hundredweightlong,fortnight

GetSystemFHF

hundredweightlong,furlongstandard,fortnightstandard

(2)

Add the ampere to the MKS system of units and rename it the MKSA system.

If infolevel is set to a greater integer (possible settings are 1 through 5), more detailed information about the computation method is displayed.

AddSystemMKSA,GetSystemMKS,ampere

infolevelUnits1:

convert96485.309,system,electron,MKS

Error, (in `convert/system`) cannot represent the given unit in the system `MKS`

convert96485.309,system,electron,MKSA

convert/system:   "converting to the units A*s"

1.545865063×10−14

(3)

See Also

convert/system

infolevel

Units

Units/Commands

Units/Index

Units/Systems

Units[AddSystem]

Units[GetSystems]

Units[HasSystem]

Units[RemoveSystem]

Units[UseSystem]

Units[UsingSystem]

 


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