4 ms·
I learnt this way of thinking about units in my engineering degree, and it is indeed incredibly powerful and I regularly use it. But I would classify it as "al
by hazbot 2y ago
I learnt this way of thinking about units in my engineering degree, and it is indeed incredibly powerful and I regularly use it.
But I would classify it as "algebra" instead of "arithmetic". Being fluent in manipulations like
60 km/h = 60 km/h * h/3600s * 1000m/km
is not a trivial modality of thought to unlock!
- downboots 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional_analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional_analysis