Quote: uses preals to check physical dimensions and catch errors; 32-bits for integer powers -8 to +7, or 16-bits per base dimension

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The existence of physical dimension in scientific problems … physically admissible. Violations of dimensional consistency invariably reveal … [p. 1069] The present proposal … [p. 1070] advocates the definition of one generic data … (within the limits imposed by the selected set … ), allowing the actual physical dimension of a … Let us call the new data type preal … [p. 1071] If one restricts one's attention for the … of the vast majority of common derived units … [plus angle] with a … [p. 1072] 16 bits per base dimension would permit … adequate for most common applications. … [p. 1075] [If efficiency is a concern, dimensional checking could be done as a debugging step.]   Google-1   Google-2

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