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Top 5 C++ physical-unit Projects
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mp-units
The Domain-Correct Quantities and Units Library for C++ — full quantity kind safety, ISO 80000 compliant, C++29 standardization candidate.
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SI
A header only C++ library that provides type safety and user defined literals for physical units (by bernedom)
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au
A C++14-compatible physical units library with no dependencies and a single-file delivery option. Emphasis on safety, accessibility, performance, and developer experience. (by aurora-opensource)
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Units
A run-time C++ library for working with units of measurement and conversions between them and with string representations of units and measurements (by llnl)
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C++ physical-units discussion
C++ physical-units related posts
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TIL the USA was supposed to adopt the metric system but the ship carrying the standardized meter and kilogram was hijacked by pirates in 1793 and the measurements never made it to the States
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SI Unit division not working
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C++ lib for handling SI units
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Just discovered C++ has keywords 'and'/'or'/'not' etc.
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LLNL/units - runtime C++ unit conversion library
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Index
What are some of the best open-source physical-unit projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | mp-units | 1,432 |
| 2 | SI | 521 |
| 3 | au | 425 |
| 4 | Units | 171 |
| 5 | unlib | 31 |
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