gives the unit system to assume for returned quantities.


$UnitSystem
gives the unit system to assume for returned quantities.
Details

- $UnitSystem is set at the beginning of your Wolfram System session to the unit system specified by the geodetic location of your computer.
- Possible values are "Imperial" and "Metric".
See Also
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), $UnitSystem, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$UnitSystem.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "$UnitSystem." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$UnitSystem.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). $UnitSystem. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$UnitSystem.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$unitsystem, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$UnitSystem}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$UnitSystem.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$unitsystem, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$UnitSystem}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$UnitSystem.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}