Top "Units-of-measurement" questions

Units of Measure are compile-time attributes that can be associated with numeric values, typically used to indicate length, volume, mass, and so on.

How to set axis units in gnuplot

I'm trying to generate some schematic figures using gnuplot. My x scale is of angstrom and the y scale if …

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Units of measurement in C++

I'm working on a game engine, and currently I'm stuck designing the IO system. I've made it so, the engine …

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How to get the user preferred units? (metric (meters) or imperial (miles))?

I would like to know what are the user-preferred units between miles and meters. It seems that the "Locale" class …

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What measurement units does Silverlight and WPF use?

Does anyone know what measurement units are used by Silverlight/WFP? For example, if I create a new button and …

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How is an em calculated?

I have noticed that you can use 1em and it will look different on different sites. What is an em …

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How can I manage units in pandas data?

I'm trying to figure out if there is a good way to manage units in my pandas data. For example, …

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How do I create a generic converter for units of measurement in C#?

I have been trying to learn a bit more about delegates and lambdas while working on a small cooking project …

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Which unit of measurement does the Paint.setTextSize(float) use?

I want to draw text with an specific height(in pixels) on a view using Canvas. Can you simply use …

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SQL Server 2008 Geography .STBuffer() distance measurement units

I'm working with a geographic point using lat/long and need to find other points in our database within a 5 …

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When specifying a 0 value in CSS, should I explicitly mark the units or omit?

This is more of a 'philosophy' argument, but I'd like to know what the recommended practice here. I'm not setting …

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