These functions simplify scaling between different metric prefixes.
scale_metric(q, prefix = "") best_metric(q) base_metric(q)
| q | the quantity to scale |
|---|---|
| prefix | a metric prefix (p, n, µ, m, k, M, etc.) |
scale_metric: scale to a specific metrix prefix (from whatever the quantity is currently in)
best_metric: convert to best metric prefix (i.e. one that gives at least 1 significant digit before the decimal),
if the quantity has a vector of values, scales to the best metric prefix for the median of all values
base_metric: convert to base metric prefix of microbialkitchen (i.e. to mol, L, etc.)
Other quantity functions:
check_quantities,
make_qty_units_explicit(),
quantities,
quantity_data,
quantity_units