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Merops
unitas
units of measurement
Merops unitas identifies and standardizes units of measurement, and can be used
to automate conversions between unit standards.
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Newton’s
Bower Birds:
the Newton is the unit for force
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Units covered
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Merops
unitas contains a complete listing of SI and Imperial units
and their symbols.
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Percentages
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Merops
unitas can standardize representations of percentages, either
using words or the % symbol depending on predefined style.
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Time
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Merops
unitas identifies various abbreviations for years, months,
days, hours and seconds so that a standard can be applied.
More
standards of measurement can be integrated on request.
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International
context
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Some
units, e.g. percentages and time, will have different names depending on
language. The Merops unitas data tables include
extensible lists of international alternatives.
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Example
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Corrections
below have been made to the punctuation, spacing, presentation of compound
unit style, and ISO convention for mL.
40-100ug/ml
⇒
40–100 µg mL–1
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Conversions
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Units
can be switched from Imperial to metric, or Fahrenheit to Celsius, or vice
versa, either at the click of a button, or as part of a more comprehensive
automatic editing process.
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