Wikidata:Property proposal/exponent of base unit
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exponent of base unit
[edit]Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Generic
| Description | a qualifier of derived from base unit (P12571) used to describe the exponent of the unit |
|---|---|
| Data type | Quantity |
| Domain | item, derived unit (Q3550844) |
| Allowed units | dimensionless |
| Example 1 | square metre (Q25343)derived from base unit (P12571)metre (Q11573) |
| Example 2 | metres per second squared (Q1051665)derived from base unit (P12571)metre (Q11573) |
| Example 3 | metres per second squared (Q1051665)derived from base unit (P12571)second (Q11574) |
Motivation
[edit]Right now, the best way to get the exponents in units is to parse the defining formula (P2534). This proposal aims to allow those values to be represented in a more structured format. --ScienceD90 (talk) 16:00, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
Discussion
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Notified participants of WikiProject Mathematics ScienceD90 (talk) 11:57, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Comment what's the canonical way to apply this? metre per square second could also be derived from the square second with exponent -1, and so on. Of course there's usually a preferred form, but would adding both be ok? Uniwah (talk) 16:36, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- I think that the units it qualifies should only be instances of base unit (Q810225) as there would be harder to tell what groups of derived units actually describe the unit. If someone wants the exponents of derived units, it should be possible to calculate that from the base units. -- ScienceD90 (talk) 01:23, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- I agree completely with ScienceD90's comment above. The Anome (talk) 12:59, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I think that the units it qualifies should only be instances of base unit (Q810225) as there would be harder to tell what groups of derived units actually describe the unit. If someone wants the exponents of derived units, it should be possible to calculate that from the base units. -- ScienceD90 (talk) 01:23, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
Support worth having. The Anome (talk) 12:57, 9 August 2024 (UTC)- @ScienceD90, The Anome:
Done --Tinker Bell ★ ♥ 13:55, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
