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quanta.getunit - Function

	Package	general
	Module	quanta
	Tool	quanta

get the internal unit of a quantity

Synopsis
getunit(v)

Arguments

v	in	quantity
		Allowed:	quantity or string or numeric

Returns
string scalar or array

Description
getunit returns the internal unit string of a quantity

Example

- tu := dq.quantity(-1.3, 'Jy')         # make quantity
- tu
[value=-1.3, unit=Jy] 
- dq.getvalue(tu)
-1.3 
- dq.getunit(tu)
Jy