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Conversion factors for various units
Description
This table provides the conversion factors for convert.
The conversion factor is broken into four componts: A, B, C, and D. Units are
converted from the origin unit (X) to the respective SI base unit (BU)
using the following formula:
BU = (A + B*X) / (C + D*X)
The data orginates from the POSC Units of Measure Dictionary v2.2 and Wikipedia
Usage
conversion_table
Format
A data frame with 1511 rows and 11 variables:
name: Name of the origin unit
quantity_type: Description of what the unit is used to measure
catalog_name: Origin of unit specification
catelog_symbol: Symbol for the unit
rp66_symbol: Recomended Practice 66 unit
base_unit: Equivalent System Internationale (SI) base unit
a: Conversion factor
b: Conversion factor
c: Conversion factor
d: Conversion factor
multi_unit: Can the unit be converted to other units?