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From: bgribble@jarthur.claremont.edu (Bill Gribble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Complex units
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Date: 12 Mar 91 20:53:18 GMT
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Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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Is there any way to use units on complex numbers?  I was doing some 
  engineering-type stress calculations with coimplex numbers and was quite
  frustrated when I couldn't use units.  When the calculations are 
  really involved and use a lot of equations is when you *really* want
  to check units to see if you're right, and I can't.  

Is there a conceptual difficulty with complex numbers having units?  I mean,
  is the complex number (1_m, 1_m) mathematically meaningless?  Or is it
  just a quirk in the HP's unit management?

Any advice would be appreciated.

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**   Bill Gribble                     Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA   **
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