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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Macks - adding unit constants?
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:48:26 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2003-10-17, Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@crs4.it> wrote:
> It is very impractical to have to remember to write "0.000_86" and not 
> "0.86", when you put constants in your code.  I prefer to have to write 
> "0.000_86 * m" (or "0.86 * mm") so there is an explicit conversion from 
> nondimensional to dimensional units.  Since this preference is rather 
> strong, I have decided to use a hand-written units package for this project.

why not 8.6E-4 ?

Preben
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