Шаблон:Convert/old/doc/benefits
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The measurement-converter Template:Convert often provides many benefits, including:
- default conversion to the most-likely other unit, as readers would expect.
- recalculates any number correctly (often wrong in convert-by-hand)
- typesets the non-breaking space between amounts and unit symbols (joins "9 km").
- auto-rounds the amounts, such as converting "300" rounded to the nearest hundred.
- can set significant digits, such as cases where "120" is exact, as sigfig=3.
- high-precision results (allows over 14 digits for scientific measurements)
- hyphenates when unit used in an adjective phrase (per wp:MOS style)
- can show official symbol for any unit, and knows when no abbreviation
- converts a range, or sets of up to 4 amounts at once (see: {{convert/4}} )
- converts to any 2 or 3 other units (see: {{convert/show3}} )
- converts with fractions, such as: 2 1⁄2 фут (76 см).
- allows reverse, flipped calculations based on output (see: {{convert/flip}} )
- allows custom text between any calculated numbers and units (see: {{convert/f}} )
- converts numbers also spelled in words (see: Help:Convert#Spell )
- converts numbers typeset with gaps or commas (see: {{convert/gaps}} )
- allows any user to add new unit-code calculations within minutes.
- tracks use of various units by subtemplate, as counting articles which use "cubic yards".
- allows similar calculations on other-language wikipedias, translating unit names into other languages (still in development).
- allows spelling variants: default is metre, kilometre and litre; to show US spelling (meter, liter), use "sp=us".
There are various other benefits, as well. Also read the ongoing discussions at Template talk:Convert,
for requests to add more units into the total set of supported units.
- See also
- Template:Convert - general documentation about using Convert features
- Help:Convert - other topics about using template Convert
- {{Convert/FAQ}} - some frequently-asked questions (FAQ) about features
- {{Convert/list of units}} - a list of the major units supported