Template:Convert/list of units
The table below lists units supported by this template. It is divided up according to the quantity being measured. Not all supported units are listed here; there are links to more complete lists for each quantity.
The codes listed in the unit-code column (column 3) are accepted as input by the template. These can be used as the second or third unnamed parameter. For some units there exist alternative codes. These are listed in brackets and have been incorporated to make the code more flexible for editors, e.g. °F or F may be entered.
The codes listed in the combinations column (column 7) can be used to produce multiple conversions. They can only be used as the third unnamed parameter, e.g. {{convert|55|nmi|km mi}}
produces "55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi)".
Abridged list of units supported by {{Convert}} | ||||||
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Explanation | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
symbol or abbrev. |
notes | conversion factor | combination output units |
the system(s) to which the unit belongs | units listed by name | unit-code to use in template | symbols shown in output | other notes about the units | conversion factors used to convert to and from the SI base unit | output codes for multiple conversions
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LENGTH (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion factor/m |
combination output units |
SI | megameter | Mm | Mm | UK spelling: megametre |
1,000,000 | |
kilometer | km | km | UK spelling: kilometre |
1,000 |
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meter | m | m | UK spelling: metre |
1 |
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centimeter | cm | cm | UK spelling: centimetre |
0.01 |
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millimeter | mm | mm | UK spelling: millimetre |
0.001 |
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micrometer | μm (um) | µm | UK spelling: micrometre |
0.000001 | ||
nanometer | nm | nm | UK spelling: nanometre |
0.000000001 | ||
non-SI metric | ångström | Å (angstrom) |
Å | 0.0000000001 | ||
Imperial & US customary |
mile | mi | mi | 1,609.344 |
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furlong | furlong | 201.168 | ||||
chain | chain | 20.1168 | ||||
rod | rd | rd | For other names of this unit see the full list. | 5.0292 | ||
fathom | fathom | assumes 1 fathom ≡ 6 ft | 1.8288 | |||
yard | yd | yd | assumes the international definition | 0.9144 | ||
foot | ft (foot) | ft | Code "foot" will show "foot" if plural. | 0.3048 |
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inch | in | in | 0.0254 |
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Other | nautical mile | nmi | nmi | the international standard nautical mile For other nautical miles see the full list. |
1,852 | |
parsec | pc | pc | 3.0856775814672×10 16 | |||
light-year | ly | ly | 9.4607304725808×10 15 | |||
astronomical unit | AU | AU | 149,597,870,700 | |||
AREA (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion factor/m2 | combinations |
SI | square kilometer | km2 | km2 | UK spelling: square kilometre |
1,000,000 |
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square meter | m2 | m2 | UK spelling: square metre |
1 |
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square centimeter | cm2 | cm2 | UK spelling: square centimetre |
0.0001 |
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square millimeter | mm2 | mm² | UK spelling: square millimetre |
0.000001 |
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non-SI metric | hectare | ha | ha | 10,000 | ||
Imperial & US customary |
square mile | sqmi | sq mi | 2,589,988.110336 |
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acre | acre | 4,046.856422 | ||||
square yard | sqyd | sq yd | 0.83612736 | |||
square foot | sqft (sqfoot) |
sq ft | Code "sqfoot" will show "square foot" if plural. | 0.09290304 |
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square inch | sqin | sq in | 0.00064516 |
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Other | square nautical mile | sqnmi | sq nmi | 3,429,904 | ||
dunam | dunam | For alternative spellings and definitions see the full list | 1,000 | |||
tsubo | tsubo | (400/121) |
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VOLUME (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion factor/m3 | combinations |
SI | cubic meter | m3 | m3 | UK spelling: cubic metre one kiloliter |
1 | |
cubic centimeter | cm3 | cm3 | UK spelling: cubic centimetre one milliliter |
0.000001 | ||
cc | cc | |||||
cubic millimeter | mm3 | mm³ | UK spelling: cubic millimetre |
0.000000001 | ||
non-SI metric | kiloliter | kl | kl | UK spelling: kilolitre one cubic meter |
1 | |
kL | kL | |||||
liter | l | l | UK spelling: litre one cubic decimeter Allows triple output units. See: full list. |
0.001 |
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L | L |
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centiliter | cl | cl | UK spelling: centilitre |
0.00001 | ||
cL | cL | |||||
milliliter | ml | ml | UK spelling: millilitre one cubic centimeter |
0.000001 |
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mL | mL |
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Imperial & US customary |
cubic yard | cuyd | cu yd | 0.764554857984 | ||
cubic foot | cuft (cufoot) | cu ft | Code "cufoot" will show "cubic foot" if plural. | 0.028316846592 | ||
cubic inch | cuin | cu in | 0.000016387064 | |||
Imperial | imperial barrel | impbbl | imp bbl | 36 imp gal | 0.16365924 | |
imperial bushel | impbsh | imp bsh | 8 imp gal | 0.03636872 | ||
impbu | imp bu | |||||
imperial gallon | impgal | imp gal | 4.54609 liters by definition, also 4 imp qt or 8 imp pt or 160 imp fl oz Allows triple output units. See: full list. |
0.00454609 |
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quart | impqt | imp qt | 1/4 imp gal or 40 imp fl oz | 0.0011365225 | ||
pint | imppt | imp pt | 1/8 imp gal or 20 imp fl oz | 0.00056826125 | ||
fluid ounce | impoz(impfloz) | imp fl oz | 1/160 imp gal | 0.0000284130625 |
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US customary liquid measure |
barrel | USbbl | UK bbl | 31½ US gal used for liquids except for oil and beer (see the full list) |
0.119240471196 | |
barrel | oilbbl | bbl | 42 US gal | 0.158987294928 | ||
beer barrel | USbeerbbl (usbeerbbl) |
US bbl | 0.117347765304 | |||
US gallon | USgal | US gal | 231 cubic inches by definition, also 4 US qt or 8 US pt or 128 US fl oz Allows triple output units. See: full list. |
0.003785411784 |
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quart | USqt | US qt | 1/4 US gal or 32 US fl oz | 0.000946352946 | ||
pint | USpt | US pt | 1/8 US gal or 16 US fl oz | 0.000473176473 | ||
fluid ounce | USoz (USfloz) |
US fl oz | 1/128 US gal | 0.0000295735295625 |
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US customary dry measure |
barrel | USdrybbl | UK bbl | 105/32 US bsh | 0.11562819898508 | |
bushel | USbsh | US bsh | 2150.42 cubic inches by definition | 0.03523907016688 | ||
bushel | USbu | US bu | 2150.42 cubic inches by definition | 0.03523907016688 | ||
dry gallon | USdrygal | US dry gal | 1/8 US bsh Allows triple output units. See: full list. |
0.00440488377086 |
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dry quart | USdryqt | US dry qt | 1/32 US bsh | 0.001101220942715 | ||
dry pint | USdrypt | US dry pt | 1/32 US bsh | 0.0005506104713575 |
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SPEED (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion factor/(m/s) | combinations |
SI | meter per second | m/s | m/s | UK spelling: metre per second |
1 |
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non-SI metric | kilometer per hour | km/h | km/h | UK spelling: kilometre per hour |
(5/18) |
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Imperial & US customary |
mile per hour | mph | mph | 0.44704 |
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foot per second | ft/s (foot/s) | ft/s | Code "foot/s" will show "foot per second" if plural. | 0.3048 |
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Maritime units | knot | kn (knot) | kn | (4.63/9) |
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FORCE (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion factor/N | combination output units |
SI | giganewton | GN | GN | Allows triple output units. See: full list. | 1,000,000,000 |
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meganewton | MN | MN | Allows triple output units. See: full list. | 1,000,000 |
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kilonewton | kN | kN | Allows triple output units. See: full list. | 1,000 |
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newton | N | N | 1 |
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millinewton | mN | mN | 0.001 |
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micronewton | μN (uN) | µN | 0.000001 |
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nanonewton | nN | nN | 0.000000001 |
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cgs | megadyne | Mdyn | Mdyn | 10 | ||
kilodyne | kdyn | kdyn | 0.01 | |||
dyne | dyn (dyne) |
dyn | 0.00001 | |||
millidyne | mdyn | mdyn | 0.00000001 | |||
Metric gravitational units | tonne-force | t-f | tf | 9,806.65 | ||
tf | tf | |||||
kilogram-force | kg-f | kgf | 9.80665 | |||
kgf | kgf | |||||
gram-force | g-f | gf | 0.00980665 | |||
gf | gf | |||||
milligram-force | mg-f | mgf | 0.00000980665 | |||
mgf | mgf | |||||
Avoirdupois-based units | poundal | pdl | pdl | 0.138254954376 | ||
long ton-force | LT-f | LTf | 9,964.01641818352 |
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LTf | LTf |
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short ton-force | ST-f | STf | 8,896.443230521 |
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STf | STf |
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pound-force | lb-f | lbf | 4.4482216152605 | |||
lbf | lbf | |||||
grain-force | gr-f | grf | 0.0006354602307515 | |||
grf | grf |
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ENERGY (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion factor/J | combinations |
SI | gigajoule | GJ | GJ | 1,000,000,000 | ||
megajoule | MJ | MJ | 1,000,000 | |||
kilojoule | kJ | kJ | 1,000 | |||
hectojoule | hJ | hJ | 100 | |||
dekajoule | daJ | daJ | 10 | |||
joule | J | J | 1 | |||
decijoule | dJ | dJ | 0.1 | |||
centijoule | cJ | cJ | 0.01 | |||
millijoule | mJ | mJ | 0.001 | |||
microjoule | μJ (uJ) | µJ | 0.000001 | |||
nanojoule | nJ | nJ | 0.000000001 | |||
cgs | megaerg | Merg | Merg | 0.1 | ||
kiloerg | kerg | kerg | 0.0001 | |||
erg | erg | erg | 0.0000001 | |||
Watt-hour multiples | terawatt-hour | TWh | TWh | 3.6×10 15 | ||
TW.h | TW·h | |||||
gigawatt-hour | GWh | GWh | 3.6×10 12 | |||
GW.h | GW·h | |||||
megawatt-hour | MWh | MWh | 3,600,000,000 | |||
MW.h | MW·h | |||||
kilowatt-hour | kWh | kWh | 3,600,000 | |||
kW.h | kW·h | |||||
watt-hour | Wh | Wh | 3,600 | |||
W.h | W·h | |||||
Electron- volt multiples | ||||||
gigaelectronvolt | GeV | GeV | 0.0000000001602176487 | |||
megaelectronvolt | MeV | MeV | 1.602176487×10 −13 | |||
kiloelectronvolt | keV | keV | 1.602176487×10 −16 | |||
electronvolt | eV | eV | 1.602176487×10 −19 | |||
millielectronvolt | meV | meV | 1.602176487×10 −22 | |||
Calorie multiples | calorie | Cal | Cal | The thermo-chemical calorie is the default definition. For others, see the full list. | 4,184 | |
megacalorie | Mcal | Mcal | 4,184,000 | |||
kilocalorie | kcal | kcal | 4,184 | |||
calorie | cal | cal | 4.184 | |||
millicalorie | mcal | mcal | 0.004184 | |||
pound/ ounce-foot/ inch-hour-minute-second |
foot-poundal | ftpdl | ft·pdl | 0.0421401100938048 | ||
foot-pound force | ftlbf | ft·lbf | 1.3558179483314003 | |||
ftlb-f | ft·lbf | |||||
inch-pound force | inlbf | in·lbf | 0.1129848290276167 | |||
inlb-f | in·lbf | |||||
inch-ounce force | inozf | in·ozf | 0.00706155181422604350 | |||
inoz-f | in·ozf | |||||
horsepower-hour | hph | hp·h | 2,684,519.537696172792 | |||
British thermal unit | British thermal unit | Btu | Btu | The International Steam Table British thermal unit is used. For others, see the full list. | 1,055.05585262 | |
BTU | BTU | |||||
TNT-based units | gigatonne of TNT | GtTNT | 4.1840×10 18 | |||
gigaton of TNT | GtonTNT | |||||
megatonne of TNT | MtTNT | 4.184×10 15 | ||||
megaton of TNT | MtonTNT | Mt | ||||
kilotonne of TNT | ktTNT | 4.184×10 12 | ||||
kiloton of TNT | ktonTNT | kt | ||||
tonne of TNT | tTNT | 4,184,000,000 | ||||
ton of TNT | tonTNT | |||||
Other | ||||||
Hartree | Eh | Eh | 4.35974417×10 −18 | |||
rydberg | Ry | Ry | 2.1798741×10 −18 | |||
tonne of oil equivalent | toe | toe | 41,868,000,000 | |||
barrel of oil equivalent | BOE | BOE | 6,117,863,200 | |||
cubic foot of natural gas | cuftnaturalgas (cufootnaturalgas) | Unit-code cufootnaturalgas will show "cubic foot of natural gas" if plural. | 1,055,055.85262 | |||
liter-atmosphere | latm | l·atm | 101.325 | |||
Latm | L·atm | |||||
gallon-atmosphere | impgalatm | imp gal·atm | 460.63256925 | |||
gallon-atmosphere | USgalatm (usgalatm) |
US gal·atm | 383.5568490138 |
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TEMPERATURE (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion to kelvin |
combinations |
SI | kelvin | K | K | Allows triple output units. See: full list. | [K] |
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degree Celsius | °C (C) | °C | ([°C]+273.15) |
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Imperial & US customary |
degree Rankine | °R (R) | °R | ([°R]/1.8) |
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degree Fahrenheit | °F (F) | °F | (([°F]+459.67)/1.8) |
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Celsius change | C-change | Used for temperature intervals instead of absolute temperatures Example: {{convert|5|C-change|0}} warmer Result: 5 °C (9 °F) warmer | ||||
Fahrenheit change | F-change | Used for temperature intervals instead of absolute temperatures Example: {{convert|10|F-change|0}} colder Result: 10 °F (6 °C) colder
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MASS (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion factor/kg | combination output units |
SI | kilogram | kg | kg | Allows triple output units. See: full list. | 1 |
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gram | g | g | 0.001 |
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milligram | mg | mg | 0.000001 |
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microgram | μg (ug) | µg | 0.000000001 | |||
non-SI metric | metric ton | t | t | Allows triple output units. See: full list. | 1,000 |
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metric ton | MT | t |
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Avoirdupois | long ton | LT | 2,240 lb used mostly in the British Commonwealth. Allows triple output units. See: full list. |
1,016.0469088 |
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long ton | ||||||
short ton | ST | 2,000 lb used mostly in the US. Allows triple output units. See: full list. |
907.18474 |
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short ton | ||||||
stone | st | st | 14 lb used mostly in the British Commonwealth except Canada. Allows triple output units. See: full list. |
6.35029318 |
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pound | lb | lb | Allows triple output units. See: full list. | 0.45359237 |
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ounce | oz | oz | 0.028349523 |
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dram | drachm | 0.001771845195 | ||||
dram | dram | |||||
grain | gr | gr | equivalent to the troy grain | 0.00006479891 | ||
Troy | troy ounce | ozt | ozt | 0.0311034768 | ||
other | carat | carat | 0.0002 |
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TORQUE (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | conversion factor/N·m | combinations |
Industrial | ||||||
SI | newton meter | Nm | N·m | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1 |
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Non-SI metric | kilogram-meter | kg-m | kg-m | 9.80665 |
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Imperial & US customary |
foot-pound | ft-lb | ft-lb | 1.3558 |
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Scientific | ||||||
SI | newton meter | N-m | N·m | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1 |
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Non-SI metric | kilogram-force meter | kgf-m | kgf·m | 9.80665 |
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Imperial & US customary |
pound-foot | lbf-ft | lbf·ft | 1.3558 |
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PRESSURE | ||||||
unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
conversion factor/Pa | |||
gigapascal | GPa | GPa | 1,000,000,000 | | ||
megapascal | MPa | MPa | 1,000,000 | | ||
kilopascal | kPa | kPa | 1,000 | | ||
hectopascal | hPa | hPa | 100 | | ||
pascal | Pa | Pa | 1 | | ||
millipascal | mPa | mPa | 0.001 | | ||
millibar | mbar | mbar | 100 | | ||
mb | mb | | ||||
decibar | dbar | dbar | 10,000 | | ||
bar | bar | bar | 100,000 | | ||
kilobarye | kBa | kBa | 100 | | ||
barye | Ba | Ba | 0.1 | | ||
standard atmosphere | atm | atm | 101,325 | | ||
torr | Torr | Torr | (20,265/152) | | ||
millimeter of mercury | mmHg | mmHg | 133.322387415 | | ||
inch of mercury | inHg | inHg | 3,386.388640341 | | ||
pound per square inch | psi | psi | (444,822,161.52605 / 64,516) |
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FUEL EFFICIENCY | ||||||
unit | unit- code |
notes | combinations | |||
kilometers per liter | km/l (km/L) | Use km/L to get "km/L"
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liters per 100 kilometers | l/100 km (L/100 km) | Use L/100 km to get "L/100 km"
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liters per kilometer | l/km (L/km) | Use L/km to get "L/km"
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miles per imperial gallon | mpgimp |
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miles per US gallon | mpgUS (mpgus) |
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imperial gallons per mile | impgal/mi |
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US gallons per mile | USgal/mi (usgal/mi) |
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The mpgUS , USgal/mi , km/L , L/100 km and L/km variants work within combinations also.
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POWER | ||||||
Watts, kilowatts, milliwatts, etc. are supported. As is horsepower (English & metric). Use standard abbreviations as input code (lowercase hp for horsepower, for example) | ||||||
POPULATION DENSITY | ||||||
unit | unit- code |
notes | combinations | |||
inhabitants per square kilometer | PD/km2 (PD/sqkm) | PD stands for population density, i.e. humans (inhabitants)
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per square kilometer | /km2 (/sqkm) | Used when the word 'inhabitants' would be inappropriate. |
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inhabitants per hectare | PD/ha |
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per hectare | /ha |
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inhabitants per square mile | PD/sqmi | PD stands for population density, i.e. humans (inhabitants)
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per square mile | /sqmi | Used when the word 'inhabitants' would be inappropriate. |
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inhabitants per acre | PD/acre |
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per acre | /acre |
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COST PER UNIT MASS | ||||||
unit | unit- code |
notes | combinations | |||
dollars per pound | $/lb | "$" can mean US$, HK$, etc. |
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dollars per kilogram | $/kg |
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dollars per acre | $/acre |
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dollars per hectare | $/ha |
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dollars per square meter | $/m2 |
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dollars per square foot | $/sqft |
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