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TargetUnits

is an option used to specify the desired output units for visualization functions operating on Quantity expressions.

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TargetUnits

TargetUnits

is an option used to specify the desired output units for visualization functions operating on Quantity expressions.

Details

  • The following settings can be used:
  • unitunits for y in 2D or z in 3D
    {unitx,unity}units for x and y
    {unitx,unity,unitz}units for x, y, and z
    Automaticunits based on variables specified to Plot etc.
  • TargetUnits specifications should be KnownUnitQ or a Quantity.

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)

TargetUnits can be used to specify which units to use in the visualization:

TargetUnits can also be used to specify units for purely numerical data:

Wolfram Research (2012), TargetUnits, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TargetUnits.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2012), TargetUnits, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TargetUnits.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2012. "TargetUnits." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TargetUnits.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2012). TargetUnits. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TargetUnits.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_targetunits, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TargetUnits}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TargetUnits.html}", note=[Accessed: 31-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_targetunits, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TargetUnits}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TargetUnits.html}, note=[Accessed: 31-August-2025]}