Method of constructing unit names from a nonorthogonal basis set

摘要

Process for generating unit names from a nonorthogonal set of units. Given a vector of exponents describing a target unit in terms of SI units, and a table of user defined units which may be nonorthogonal, one or more result unit names equivalent to the target unit are generated by recursively searching the table of user defined units, reducing the magnitude of the target in each step.