Base Unit Statement
Supplies a physical quantity with a standard measure.
Syntax
Base Unit name In standard_unit [ = expression ]
Parts
name- Mandatory name for a physical quantity, for example, length or time.
standard_unit- Mandatory unit expression is the standard unit to measure the given physical quantity.
expression- Optional unit expression makes a relation between a physical quantity and its parents.
Instructions
The names used in standard_unit must come from declarations of Unit.
The names used must not be the same as some different units.
For derived units, you can use expression to prevent this problem.
You can use name to declare elements, for example, variables.
Then it uses the standard unit.
But you cannot use name in unit expressions, for example, those after a number.
Examples
Simple units
Base Unit length In meters
Base Unit mass In kilograms
Base Unit time In seconds
Derived units
Base Unit velocity In (meters/second) = (length/time)