IndependentUnit [string]
represents a unit string with no relationship to other units within a Quantity .
IndependentUnit
IndependentUnit [string]
represents a unit string with no relationship to other units within a Quantity .
Details
- IndependentUnit specifications must be strings.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
Represent an independent unit "Boxes" in a Quantity expression:
IndependentUnit specifications can be part of compound units:
Scope (3)
Use IndependentUnit specifications with Quantity :
Use IndependentUnit specifications with QuantityArray :
Use IndependentUnit specifications with QuantityDistribution :
Applications (1)
Specify an IndependentUnit expression and convert between unit systems:
Properties & Relations (4)
KnownUnitQ returns True for valid IndependentUnit specifications:
It returns False for invalid IndependentUnit specifications:
An independent unit is only compatible with itself:
Known units are not compatible with IndependentUnit objects of the same name:
An independent unit can only be converted to itself and multiples or submultiples of itself:
The unit dimension of IndependentUnit [string] is IndependentUnitDimension [string]:
Possible Issues (1)
Each IndependentUnit [string] is unique and not compatible with other units:
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2012), IndependentUnit, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IndependentUnit.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2012. "IndependentUnit." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IndependentUnit.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2012). IndependentUnit. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IndependentUnit.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_independentunit, author="Wolfram Research", title="{IndependentUnit}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IndependentUnit.html}", note=[Accessed: 10-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_independentunit, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={IndependentUnit}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IndependentUnit.html}, note=[Accessed: 10-January-2026]}