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DIMENSIONAL GROUP
Guide Section: UNITS | EASAP Tree: USER INTERFACE → UNIT MANAGER → USER UNITS
A DIMENSIONAL GROUP represents a specific type of measurement, it defines a unit of measure derived in BASE UNITS
For instance, an example of a DIMENSIONAL GROUP is ‘Velocity’, and its unit of measure can be derived from particular BASE UNITS entered into the equation 'Length' divided by 'Time' (m/s or meters/second).
An Author may examine the many existing DIMENSIONAL GROUP's under the DEFAULT UNITS sub-branch
A Child CONVERSION specifies the mathematical relationship between two USER UNITS.
 DIMENSIONAL GROUP |
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| Essential Parameters: | |
| Base Unit: | Name of new BASE UNIT created |
| Optional Parameters: | |
| Mass Exponent: | Exponent on Mass term in deriving BASE UNIT |
| Length Exponent: | Exponent on Length term in deriving BASE UNIT |
| Time Exponent: | Exponent on Time term in deriving BASE UNIT |
| Angle Exponent: | Exponent on Angle term in deriving BASE UNIT |
| Temperature Exponent: | Exponent on Temperature term in deriving BASE UNIT |
| Base Unit Visible: | Select whether a User may see and use BASE UNIT (default→TRUE, FALSE) |