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On 12.06.12 13:44, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:

> Sorry for the reader, but numeric literal is just that: a number.
> 
>>>>     Some_Time_Object :=  45 * Seconds;

> It is very difficult if possible to create dimensioned fixed-point system
> due to problems of handling accuracy.

(Who cares about SI units when handling Unicode?)

> http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unit