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you could only apply simplifications that minimised the sum of the absolute value of all the unit exponents. that would be intuitively satisfying, and not requi
by zem 9y ago
you could only apply simplifications that minimised the sum of the absolute value of all the unit exponents. that would be intuitively satisfying, and not require converting imperial to metric (which would leave the exponents unchanged)
- sharkdp 9y agoGood suggestion, thank you! I was already thinking about some way to measure "perceived complexity" of a physical unit - this sounds like a very good try for such a heuristic.