# HG changeset patch # User Jay Belanger # Date 1187380546 0 # Node ID 396a03499dc0d925d3d53a21b002db3fd90e05e8 # Parent 138c9c03943c5ef86096509a602a3b9292280690 (math-standard-units): Give exact conversion for tsp. diff -r 138c9c03943c -r 396a03499dc0 lisp/calc/calc-units.el --- a/lisp/calc/calc-units.el Fri Aug 17 19:38:58 2007 +0000 +++ b/lisp/calc/calc-units.el Fri Aug 17 19:55:46 2007 +0000 @@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ ( ozfl "2 tbsp" "Fluid Ounce" ) ( floz "2 tbsp" "Fluid Ounce" ) ( tbsp "3 tsp" "Tablespoon" ) - ( tsp "4.92892159373 ml" "Teaspoon" ) ;; (approx) ESUWM + ;; ESUWM defines a US gallon as 231 in^3. + ;; That gives the following exact value for tsp. + ( tsp "492892159375*10^(-11) ml" "Teaspoon" ) ( vol "tsp+tbsp+ozfl+cup+pt+qt+gal" "Gallons + ... + teaspoons" ) ( galC "galUK" "Canadian Gallon" ) ( galUK "454609*10^(-5) L" "UK Gallon" ) ;; NIST