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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> David Nickerson
> Sent: 10 November 2006 06:25
> To: For those interested in contributing to the development of CellML.
> Subject: Re: [cellml-discussion] Quick questions about units...
>
> >> I'm really not sure how to address this other than suggesting that
> >> applications clearly state their units support status and provide
> >> some way to easily locate (and view?) instances where unit
> conversion
> >> factors have been added to the model (either at the
> connection level
> >> or within equations).
> >
> > To make it simpler in terms of user interface, I think it should be
> > done at the connection level. At least, that's where we
> intend to do it in COR.
>
> except that most of the generated units conversion factors
> could easily be buried inside equations where they are hard
> to spot with the naked eye...for example, this sort of
> equation can give you widely different results without the
> need for any units corrections at the connection level:
>
> a [mM] = b [uM] + c [mM]
>
> but would presumably result in (b*0.001) within the equation...
Ok, maybe I misunderstood what you meant by units correction at the
connection level then. I, personally, intend to do 'b*0.001' when computing
the model, but not show/tell it to the user when s/he edits the model, so
that s/he doesn't get confused.
Alan.
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