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Usage
[edit]Table of the three approaches to mass, force and weight in measurement systems.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems to show | system | This parameter allows to restrict the table to either ‘metric’ or ‘English’ units, ‘both’ are shown by default.
| Line | optional |
| Show unit symbols | symbols | This parameter if set to anything replaces the unit names by their symbols.
| Line | optional |
See the /testcases subpage for the results of the system parameter.
Examples
[edit]{{GravEngAbs|system=English|symbols=true}}
| Base | Force | Weight | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd law of motion | m = F/a | F = W ⋅ a/g | F = m ⋅ a |
| System | British Gravitational (BG) | English Engineering (EE) | Absolute English (AE) |
| Acceleration (a) | ft/s2 | ft/s2 | ft/s2 |
| Mass (m) | slug | lbm | lb |
| Force (F), weight (W) |
lb | lbF | pdl |
| Pressure (p) | lb/in2 | psi | pdl/ft2 |
{{GravEngAbs|system=metric|symbols=true}}
| Base | Force | Weight | Mass | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd law of motion | m = F/a | F = W ⋅ a/g | F = m ⋅ a | ||
| System | GM | M | CGS | MTS | SI |
| Acceleration (a) | m/s2 | m/s2 | Gal | m/s2 | m/s2 |
| Mass (m) | hyl | kg | g | t | kg |
| Force (F), weight (W) |
kp | kp | dyn | sn | N |
| Pressure (p) | at | atm | Ba | pz | Pa |
Labels
[edit]| Abbreviation | Name |
|---|---|
| BG | British Gravitational System |
| GM | Gravitational metric system |
| EE | English Engineering Units |
| M | Metric system |
| AE | Absolute English System |
| CGS | centimetre–gram–second system of units |
| MTS | metre–tonne–second system of units |
| SI | International System of Units (French: Système international) |
| Mass | Force | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| science | engineering | |
| scientific | technical | colloquial |
| absolute | gravitational | |
| coherent | incoherent | |
The template table previously included rows that provided common labels or descriptions for the three approaches, as seen in this table. (Note that columns are not in the same order as in the template itself.) This was deemed inappropriate and should be discussed in surrounding prose where necessary.
- ↑ Comings, E. W. (1940). "English Engineering Units and Their Dimensions". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 32 (7): 984–987. doi:10.1021/ie50367a028.
- ↑ Klinkenberg, Adrian (1969). "The American Engineering System of Units and Its Dimensional Constant gc". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 61 (4): 53–59. doi:10.1021/ie50712a010.
- ↑ Comings, E. W. (1940). "English Engineering Units and Their Dimensions". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 32 (7): 984–987. doi:10.1021/ie50367a028.
- ↑ Klinkenberg, Adrian (1969). "The American Engineering System of Units and Its Dimensional Constant gc". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 61 (4): 53–59. doi:10.1021/ie50712a010.