R: Unit Conversion

UnitConv {DescTools} | R Documentation

## Unit Conversion

### Description

Convert a number from one measurement system to another. The function can translate a table of distances in miles to a table of distances in kilometers.

### Usage

    UnitConv(x, from_unit, to_unit)

    data(d.units)
    data(d.prefix)

### Arguments

`x` | the numeric to be converted.
`from_unit` | a character defining the original unit.
`to_unit` | a character defining the target unit.

### Details

The following units can be chosen. Conversions will work with units within the group. `NA` wil be returned if a conversion can't be found.
The multipliers can be found in the dataset `d.units`.

Weight and mass |  |
Gram | g | metric
Slug | sg
Pound mass (avoirdupois) | lbm
U (atomic mass unit) | u
Ounce mass (avoirdupois) | ozm
Distance |
Meter | m | metric
Statute mile | mi
Nautical mile | Nmi
Inch | in
Foot | ft
Yard | yd
Angstrom | ang | metric
Pica | pica
Time |
Year | yr
Day | day
Hour | hr
Minute | mn
Second | sec
Pressure |
Pascal | Pa (or p)
Atmosphere | atm (or at)
mm of Mercury | mmHg
Force |
Newton | N | metric
Dyne | dyn (or dy)
Pound force | lbf
Energy |
Joule | J | metric
Erg | e
Thermodynamic calorie | c
IT calorie | cal | metric
Electron volt | eV (or ev) | metric
Horsepower-hour | HPh (or hh)
Watt-hour | Wh (or wh) | metric
Foot-pound | flb
BTU | BTU (or btu)
Power |
Horsepower | HP (or h)
Watt | W (or w) | metric
Magnetism |
Tesla | T | metric
Gauss | ga | metric
Temperature |
Degree Celsius | C (or cel)
Degree Fahrenheit | F (or fah)
Kelvin | K (or kel) | metric
Liquid measure |
Teaspoon | tsp
Tablespoon | tbs
Fluid ounce | oz
Cup | cup
U.S. pint | pt (or us_pt)
U.K. pint | uk_pt
Quart | qt
Gallon | gal
Liter | l (or lt) | metric

All the details can be found in the `d.units` data.frame.

### Author(s)

Andri Signorell <andri@signorell.net>

### Examples

    UnitConv(c(1.2, 5.4, 6.7), "in", "m")

[Package DescTools version 0.99.24 Index]