Units

Frinj keeps tracks of units, 2 kinds of prefixes and fundamental units.

All fjv's are always normalised to fundamental units to make it possible to add, multiply and convert them.

Fundamentals

• length m meter
• mass kg kilogram
• time s second
• current A ampere
• luminous_intensity cd candela
• substance mol mole
• temperature K Kelvin
• information bit bit
• currency USD U.S. dollar

Prefixes

Prefixes are units-les factors that are multiplied to the units. There are 2 kinds of prefixes, normal and standalone. A standalone prefix can be used as a unit where the normal ones alway prefix a unit name.

• :cm is prefix c + unit m. Being 1/100 * m

• ':kilo' is a standalone prefix of value 1000

• ':kilobit' is 1000 of unit bits