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Karr, M., Loveman, D.B., III, "Incorporation of units into programming languages", Communications of the ACM, 21, 5, pp. 385-391, May 1978. Google
386 ;;Quote: units can be carried in calculations where they obey arithmetic laws
387 ;;Quote: use linear algebra to tell if an expression of units is commensurate with 1; also determines the factor
388 ;;Quote: associate a quantity (a unit, e.g., volts) with a variable's value
390 ;;Quote: a variable and a unit should be the same; keeps manipulations visible
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