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Abridged list of units supported by {{Convert}}
Explanation
Explanation
system
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unit
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unit- code
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symbol or abbrev.
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notes
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sample default conversion
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combination output units
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the system(s) to which the unit belongs
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units listed by name
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unit-code to use in template
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symbols shown in output
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other notes about the units
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sample of the default conversion for the unit
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output codes for multiple conversions
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Length
Area
Volume
Speed
Force
Energy
Temperature
Temperature (Full list)
system
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unit
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unit- code
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symbol
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notes
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sample default conversion
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combination output units
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SI
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K
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K
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K
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Allows triple output units. See: full list.
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1.0 K (−272.15 °C; −457.87 °F)
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- K °C (K C)
- K °R (K R)
- K °F (K F)
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°C
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°C (C)
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°C
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1.0 °C (33.8 °F)
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- °C K (C K)
- °C °R (C R)
- °C °F (C F)
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Imperial & US customary
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°R
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°R (R)
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°R
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1.0 °R (0.556 K; −458.670 °F; −272.594 °C)
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- °R K (R K)
- °R °C (R C)
- °R °F (R F)
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°F
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°F (F)
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°F
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1.0 °F (−17.2 °C)
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- °F K (F K)
- °F °C (F C)
- °F °R (F R)
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Celsius change |
C-change |
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Used for temperature intervals instead of actual temperatures Example: {{convert|5|C-change|0}} warmer Result: 5 °C (9 °F) warmer
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Fahrenheit change |
F-change |
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Used for temperature intervals instead of actual temperatures Example: {{convert|10|F-change|0}} colder Result: 10 °F (6 °C) colder
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Mass
Torque
Fuel efficiency
Fuel efficiency
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unit- code
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notes
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combinations
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kilometres per litre
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km/l (km/L)
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Use km/L to get "km/L"
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litres per 100 kilometres
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l/100 km (L/100 km)
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Use L/100 km to get "L/100 km"
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- l/100 km mpgimp
- l/100 km mpgus
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litres per kilometre
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l/km (L/km)
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Use L/km to get "L/km"
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- l/km impgal/mi
- l/km usgal/mi
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miles per imperial gallon
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mpgimp
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miles per US gallon
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mpgus (mpgUS, mpgU.S.)
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Use mpgUS to get "US"
Use mpgU.S. to get "U.S."
mpgus will give "U.S." if spelling is
set to US & "US" otherwise
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imperial gallons per mile
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impgal/mi
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US gallons per mile
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usgal/mi (USgal/mi, U.S.gal/mi)
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As above with the us vs US vs U.S.
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The mpgUS , mpgU.S. , USgal/mi vs U.S.gal/mi , km/L , L/100 km and L/km variants work within combinations also (making 36 combinations in total).
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Population density
Population density
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unit- code
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notes
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combinations
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inhabitants per square kilometre
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PD/km2
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PD stands for population density, i.e. humans (inhabitants)
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per square kilometre
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/km2
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Used when the word 'inhabitants' would be inappropriate.
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inhabitants per hectare
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PD/ha
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per hectare
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/ha
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inhabitants per square mile
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PD/sqmi
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PD stands for population density, i.e. humans (inhabitants)
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per square mile
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/sqmi
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Used when the word 'inhabitants' would be inappropriate.
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inhabitants per acre
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PD/acre
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per acre
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/acre
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Cost per unit mass
Cost per unit mass
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unit
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unit- code
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notes
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combinations
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dollars per pound
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$/lb
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"$" can mean US$, HK$, etc.
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dollars per kilogram
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$/kg
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dollars per troy ounce
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$/ozt
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12 troy ounces in 1 troy pound
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