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Supported Units

Use dozens of different units natively in CalcTree parameters.

CalcTree supports a variety of units across different physical quantities. This page provides a reference list of all available units, their definitions, and any aliases they may have.

Unit
Definition
Base Category
Aliases

acre

1 acre

Surface area

-

afd

1 (acre * ft) / day

Volume flow rate

-

Ah

A * hr

Electric charge

-

angstrom

1 angstrom

Length

-

arcmin

1 arcminute

Angles

-

arcsec

1 arcsecond

Angles

-

AU

149597870700 m

Length

-

bar

1 bar

Pressure

-

beerbarrel

1 beer barrel

Liquid volume

-

bits

1 bit

Binary

-

bpd

1 oilbarrel / day

Volume flow rate

BPD

bph

1 oilbarrel / hr

Volume flow rate

BPH

B

1 byte

Binary

-

BTU

1 BTU

Energy

-

candela

1 candela

Luminous intensity

cd

cc

1 cc

Volume

-

chain

1 ch

Length

-

ch

1 chain

Length

-

century

100 years

Time

centuries

cf

1 cuft

Volume

-

cfm

1 cuft / minute

Volume flow rate

-

cfs

1 cuft / s

Volume flow rate

-

ch

1 chain

Length

-

cmH2O

1 cmH2O

Pressure

-

cps

1 cm / s

Velocity

-

cp

1 cup

Liquid volume

-

cttable

function (a: string, b: MathCollection)

-

-

cuft

1 cuft

Volume

-

cuin

1 cuin

Volume

-

cuyd

1 cuyd

Volume

-

cycle

1 cycle

Angles

-

day

1 day

Time

days

decade

10 years

Time

decades

deg

1 degree

Angles

-

degC

1 degree Celsius

Temperature

-

degF

1 degree Fahrenheit

Temperature

-

degR

1 degree Rankine

Temperature

-

dram

1 dr

Mass

dr

drop

1 drop

Liquid volume

gtt

dpm

1 deg / minute

Angular velocity

-

dyn

1 dyne

Force

-

electronvolt

1 eV

Energy

-

eV

1 electronvolt

Energy

-

erg

1 erg

Energy

-

F

1 farad

Electricity and magnetism

-

fldram

1 fluiddram

Liquid volume

-

floz

1 fluidounce

Liquid volume

-

foot

1 ft

Length

ft

fps

1 ft / s

Velocity

-

gallon

1 gal

Volume

-

gal

1 gallon

Volume

-

gill

1 gi

Liquid volume

-

gi

1 gill

Liquid volume

-

gph

1 gal / hr

Volume flow rate

GPH

gpm

1 gal / minute

Volume flow rate

GPM

gps

1 gal / s

Volume flow rate

GPS

gram

1 g

Mass

g

grad

1 gradian

Angles

-

gr

1 grain

Mass

-

gtt

1 drop

Liquid volume

-

hectare

1 hectare

Surface area

ha

ha

1 hectare

Surface area

-

henry

1 H

Electricity and magnetism

-

H

1 henry

Electricity and magnetism

-

hogshead

1 hogshead

Liquid volume

-

hour

1 hr

Time

hrs

hp

1 horsepower

Power

-

Hz

1 hertz

Frequency

-

in

1 inch

Length

-

ips

1 inch / s

Velocity

-

joule

1 J

Energy

-

J

1 joule

Energy

-

kNm

1 kN * m

Torque

-

kip

1 kip

Force

-

knots

1.852 km / hr

Velocity

kn

ksi

1000 * psi

Pressure

-

lightyear

lightspeed * year

Length

-

link

1 li

Length

-

liter

1 litre

Volume

l, L, lt

lbf

1 poundforce

Force

-

lbm

1 poundmass

Mass

lb, lbs

lightspeed

299792458 m / s

Velocity

c

lpm

1 l / minute

Volume flow rate

-

m

1 meter

Length

-

mi

1 mile

Length

-

mil

1 mil

Length

-

millennia

1000 years

Time

millennium

minim

1 minim

Liquid volume

-

month

1 month

Time

months

mph

1 mile / hr

Velocity

-

N

1 newton

Force

-

oz

1 ounce

Mass

-

Pa

1 pascal

Pressure

-

pint

1 pt

Liquid volume

-

psi

1 psi

Pressure

-

psf

1 lb/sqft

Pressure

-

qt

1 quart

Liquid volume

-

rad

1 radian

Angles

-

rph

2π * rad / hr

Angular velocity

-

rpm

2π * rad / minute

Angular velocity

RPM

rps

2π * rad / s

Angular velocity

RPS

rpd

2π * rad / day

Angular velocity

-

s

1 second

Time

secs, seconds

stone

1 stone

Mass

-

thm

100000 BTU

Energy

Therm

torr

1 torr

Pressure

-

turns

2π * rad

Angle

-

V

1 volt

Electricity and magnetism

-

W

1 watt

Power

-

week

1 week

Time

weeks

year

1 year

Time

years

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