Function unit #

Create a unit. Depending on the passed arguments, the function will create and return a new math.Unit object. When a matrix is provided, all elements will be converted to units.

Syntax #

math.unit(unit : string)
math.unit(value : number, unit : string)

Parameters #

Parameter Type Description
args * | Array | Matrix A number and unit.

Returns #

Type Description
Unit | Array | Matrix The created unit

Throws #

Type | Description —- | ———–

Examples #

const a = math.unit(5, 'cm')    // returns Unit 50 mm
const b = math.unit('23 kg')    // returns Unit 23 kg
a.to('m')                       // returns Unit 0.05 m

See also #

bignumber, boolean, complex, index, matrix, number, string, createUnit

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