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[UDUNITS #GGM-240482]: Support with UDUNITS-2 for fractional powers of base units
- Subject: [UDUNITS #GGM-240482]: Support with UDUNITS-2 for fractional powers of base units
- Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:01:01 -0700
Bill,
> Will the UDUNITS-2 package be extended to support the ability to raise a
> non-dimensionless unit by a fractional power?
>
> For example it is possible to square the unit kelvin, but it is not
> possible to take the square root of the unit kelvin.
>
> If this extension is on your roadmap, when might it be available?
There are no plans to introduce this feature into the UDUNITS package for the
following reasons: 1) there's nothing in any of the BIPM, ISO, or NIST
documents that I've read indicating a need for this feature or its scientific
basis; and 2) such an addition would necessitate a major reworking of the
UDUNITS internals.
> Regards
>
> Bill Little - Senior IT Practitioner
> Analysis, Visualisation and Data Team (AVD)
> Met Office E2-040 FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom
> Tel: +44 (0)1392 886358 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
> Email: address@hidden Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk
Regards,
Steve Emmerson
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GGM-240482
Department: Support UDUNITS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed