Crystallographic Information Framework

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DDL dictionary version 1.4.1

_units

Name:
'_units'

Definition:

   A unique code which identifies the units of the defined data
   item. A description of the units is provided in _units_detail.

Examples:

K kelvins
C degrees Celsius
rad radians
e electrons
V volts
Dal daltons
m metres
kg kilograms
s seconds

Type: char

Category: units


International Tables for Crystallography

Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data

First online edition (2006)

Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon

An essential guide and reference to CIF for programmers, data managers handling crystal-structure information and practising crystallographers.