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What is the command for mile in SI units? using the package suinitx?
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There is none, at least not that is mentioned in the manual. You can define your own unit though, e.g.
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\DeclareSIUnit{\mile}{m}
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This definition of a unit abbreviation could be mixed up with "metre" (or "meter").torbjorn t. wrote:There is none, at least not that is mentioned in the manual. You can define your own unit though, e.g.Code: Select all
\DeclareSIUnit{\mile}{m}
Actually the mile (neither nautical nor statute nor sea mile) has no unit sign.ghostanime2001 wrote:What is the command for mile in SI units? using the package suinitx?
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Of course, you're right. I just wrote that example, as "m" is the abbreviation I've seen most often for miles (e.g., in mph), and didn't think more of it. Using "mi", as recommended by NIST, is better in that regard.localghost wrote:This definition of a unit abbreviation could be mixed up with "metre" (or "meter").torbjorn t. wrote:There is none, at least not that is mentioned in the manual. You can define your own unit though, e.g.Code: Select all
\DeclareSIUnit{\mile}{m}
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\DeclareSIUnit{\mile}{mi}