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bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units |
Date: |
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:21:39 +0200 |
> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:55:37 -0600
> From: "Roland Winkler" <winkler@gnu.org>
> Cc: 13580@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> On Thu Feb 7 2013 Jay Belanger wrote:
> > > Please recognize the difference between dimensionless and unitless.
> > > 3 ft/in is dimensionless, but it has the unit "ft/in".
> >
> > "The expression is unitless when simplified"
>
> I am sorry, this is a rather unique interpretation of the concept of
> "dimensions" vs "units" in physics. Is there no other physicist
> reading this?
I am, but AFAIU this is not an issue whether dimensionless and
unitless are the same (they are not). The issue is how this
makes a difference in relevant use cases with Calc.
So I suggest that you show several examples where the new behavior is
not what the user will want, and propose a better behavior in those
cases. Up until now, the discussion here didn't show enough clear
examples for me to make up my mind on this issue; perhaps Jay is
unconvinced for the same reason.
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, (continued)
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Eli Zaretskii, 2013/02/08
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Jay Belanger, 2013/02/08
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Roland Winkler, 2013/02/08
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Jay Belanger, 2013/02/09
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Roland Winkler, 2013/02/09
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Jay Belanger, 2013/02/09
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Roland Winkler, 2013/02/09
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Jay Belanger, 2013/02/09
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Jay Belanger, 2013/02/08
- Message not available
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units, Roland Winkler, 2013/02/07
- bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units,
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