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SI units

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	By using basic SI-units formulae can be expressed in their simplest form.		By using basic SI-units formulae can be expressed in their simplest form.
	~~Example~~:		Examples:
	<pre>		<pre>
	pressure = force / area		pressure = force / area
			power = potential * current
	</pre>		</pre>

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SI units

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	By using basic SI-units formulae can be expressed in their simplest form.		By using basic SI-units formulae can be expressed in their simplest form.
			Example:
			<pre>
			pressure = force / area
			</pre>

	==Programming rules==		==Programming rules==

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SI units

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	Pascal (pressure)		Pascal (pressure)
	</pre>		</pre>

			By using basic SI-units formulae can be expressed in their simplest form.

	==Programming rules==		==Programming rules==

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Programming rules

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	<pre>		<pre>
	Basic SI-units: implicit		Basic SI-units: implicit (preferred)
	Other units : explicit by using suffixes		Other units : explicit by using suffixes
	</pre>		</pre>

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SI units

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	''Primary'' and ''derived'' SI-units will be here defined as '''basic SI-units'''. Units with prefixes do not fall under this definition.		''Primary'' and ''derived'' SI-units will be here defined as '''basic SI-units'''. Units with prefixes do not fall under this definition.

	Some ~~commonly used~~ derived SI-units are:		Some common derived SI-units are:
	<pre>		<pre>
	Joule (energy)		Joule (energy)

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SI units

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	''Primary'' and ''derived'' SI-units will be here defined as '''basic SI-units'''. Units with prefixes do not fall under this definition.		''Primary'' and ''derived'' SI-units will be here defined as '''basic SI-units'''. Units with prefixes do not fall under this definition.

	Some commonly used derived SI-units:		Some commonly used derived SI-units are:
	<pre>		<pre>
	Joule (energy)		Joule (energy)

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SI units

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	SI-units with prefixes like ''millisecond'' or ''centimeter'' are '''not''' considered primary or derived SI-units.		SI-units with prefixes like ''millisecond'' or ''centimeter'' are '''not''' considered primary or derived SI-units.

	''Primary'' and ''derived'' SI-units will be here defined as ''basic'' SI-units. Units with prefixes do not fall under this definition.		''Primary'' and ''derived'' SI-units will be here defined as '''basic SI-units'''. Units with prefixes do not fall under this definition.

	Some commonly used derived SI-units:		Some commonly used derived SI-units:

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SI units

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	</pre>		</pre>

	Combinations of these units ~~like m/s~~ are considered '''derived''' SI-units, and ~~also~~ units that can be expressed in terms of SI-units but have their own name, like: Newton (kg.m/s²) or Pascal (N/m²).		Combinations of these units are considered '''derived''' SI-units. These are units like m/s and units that can be expressed in terms of SI-units but have their own name, like: Newton (kg.m/s²) or Pascal (N/m²).

	SI-units with prefixes like ''millisecond'' or ''centimeter'' are '''not''' considered primary or derived SI-units.		SI-units with prefixes like ''millisecond'' or ''centimeter'' are '''not''' considered primary or derived SI-units.

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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	When working with quantities we often have to know what the units are in which the quantities are expressed. There are several ways to use variables with units in a program.		When working with quantities we often have to know what the units are in which the quantities are expressed. There are several ways to use variables with units in a program.

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Programming rules

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	* If an output interface needs non-basic units, convert them from basic SI-units as late as possible before outputting them.		* If an output interface needs non-basic units, convert them from basic SI-units as late as possible before outputting them.
	* If you need to deviate from the primary rules make it explicit with comments.		* If you need to deviate from the primary rules make it explicit with comments.

			summary:
			<pre>
			Basic SI-units: implicit
			Other units : explicit by using suffixes
			</pre>