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UnitForm

UnitForm[q]⟹shorthand

takes a quantity and converts it into a minimal string representation. IE. Micro Molar -> "[μM]".

Details

Input

Output

General Options

Attributes

Listable

Examples

Basic Examples (4)

Formats the input into an easy to read string:

Can Convert complex Units into unit form:

Converts to UnitScale:

String unit input:

Additional Examples (3)

Accepts all Units, including temperatures:

Uses superscripts for inverse Units:

Converts money into an easy to read format as well:

Options (7)

Brackets (1)

If Brackets is False, the output will not have parentheses:

Format (2)

Return a formatted string:

Return a plain string:

Metric (1)

Do not Convert to UnitScale:

Number (1)

Choose whether the number is shown or not:

PostfixShorthand (1)

Set a new rule for how to handle core Units:

PrefixShorthand (1)

Set a new rule for how to handle metric prefixes:

Attributes (1)

Listable (1)

Converts lists of Units into a list of strings: