DescTools (version 0.99.11)

UnitConv: Unit Conversion

Description

Convert a number from one measurement system to another. The function can translate a table of distances in miles to a table of distances in kilometers.

Usage

UnitConv(x, from_unit, to_unit)

data(d.units)
data(d.prefix)

Arguments

x
the numeric to be converted.
from_unit
a character defining the original unit.
to_unit
a character defining the target unit.

Details

The following units can be chosen. Conversions will work with units within the group. NA wil be returned if a conversion can't be found. The multipliers can be found in the dataset d.units. lll{ Weight and mass Gram g metric Slug sg Pound mass (avoirdupois) lbm U (atomic mass unit) u Ounce mass (avoirdupois) ozm Distance Meter m metric Statute mile mi Nautical mile Nmi Inch in Foot ft Yard yd Angstrom ang metric Pica pica Time Year yr Day day Hour hr Minute mn Second sec Pressure Pascal Pa (or p) Atmosphere atm (or at) mm of Mercury mmHg Force Newton N metric Dyne dyn (or dy) Pound force lbf Energy Joule J metric Erg e Thermodynamic calorie c IT calorie cal metric Electron volt eV (or ev) metric Horsepower-hour HPh (or hh) Watt-hour Wh (or wh) metric Foot-pound flb BTU BTU (or btu) Power Horsepower HP (or h) Watt W (or w) metric Magnetism Tesla T metric Gauss ga metric Temperature Degree Celsius C (or cel) Degree Fahrenheit F (or fah) Kelvin K (or kel) metric Liquid measure Teaspoon tsp Tablespoon tbs Fluid ounce oz Cup cup U.S. pint pt (or us_pt) U.K. pint uk_pt Quart qt Gallon gal Liter l (or lt) metric } All the details can be found in the d.units data.frame.

Examples

Run this code
UnitConv(c(1.2, 5.4, 6.7), "in", "m")

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