Incorporation of Units into Programming Languages

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The issues of how a programming language might aid in keeping track of physical units (feet, sec, etc.) are discussed. A method is given for the introduction of relationships among units (a watt is volts*amps, a yard is three feet) and subsequent automatic conversion based upon these relationships. Various proposals for syntax are considered. © 1978, ACM. All rights reserved.

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Karr, M., & Loveman, D. B. (1978). Incorporation of Units into Programming Languages. Communications of the ACM, 21(5), 385–391. https://doi.org/10.1145/359488.359501

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