Simplify units by removing repeated units from the numerator and denominator — simplifyUnit • babelmixr2

Simplify units by removing repeated units from the numerator and denominator

simplifyUnit(numerator = "", denominator = "")

Arguments

numerator: The numerator of the units (or the whole unit specification)
denominator: The denominator of the units (or NULL if numerator is the whole unit specification)

Value

The units specified with units that are in both the numerator and denominator cancelled.

Details

NA or "" for numerator and denominator are considered unitless.

See also

Other Unit conversion: modelUnitConversion()

Examples

simplifyUnit("kg", "kg/mL")
#> [1] "mL"
# units that don't match exactly are not cancelled
simplifyUnit("kg", "g/mL")
#> [1] "kg*mL/g"