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Converter bot
This bot allows users to perform conversions for various measurement units.
Usage
Run this bot as described in here.
Use this bot with the following command
@convert <number> <unit_from> <unit_to>
This will convert number, given in the unit unit_from, to the unit unit_to
and print the result.
numbercan be any floating-point number, e.g. 12, 13.05, 0.002.unit_fromandunit_toare two units from the following table in the same category.unit_fromandunit_tocan be preceded by these prefixes.
Supported units
| Category | Units |
|---|---|
| Area | square-centimeter (cm^2, cm2), square-decimeter (dm^2, dm2), square-meter (m^2, m2), square-kilometer (km^2, km2), square-inch (in^2, in2), square-foot (ft^2, ft2), square-yard (y^2, y2), square-mile (mi^2, mi2), are (a), hectare (ha), acre (ac) |
| Information | bit, byte |
| Length | centimeter (cm), decimeter (dm), meter (m), kilometer (km), inch (in), foot (ft), yard (y), mile (mi), nautical-mile (nmi) |
| Temperature | Kelvin (K), Celsius (C), Fahrenheit (F) |
| Volume | cubic-centimeter (cm^3, cm3), cubic-decimeter (dm^3, dm3), liter (l), cubic-meter (m^3, m3), cubic-inch (in^3, in3), fluid-ounce (fl-oz), cubic-foot (ft^3, ft3), cubic-yard (y^3, y3) |
| Weight | gram (g), kilogram (kg), ton (t), ounce (oz), pound (lb) |
| Cooking (metric only, U.S. and imperial units differ slightly) | teaspoon (tsp), tablespoon (tbsp), cup |
Supported prefixes
| Prefix | Power of 10 |
|---|---|
| atto | 10-18 |
| pico | 10-15 |
| femto | 10-12 |
| nano | 10-9 |
| micro | 10-6 |
| milli | 10-3 |
| centi | 10-2 |
| deci | 10-1 |
| deca | 101 |
| hecto | 102 |
| kilo | 103 |
| mega | 106 |
| giga | 109 |
| tera | 1012 |
| peta | 1015 |
| exa | 1018 |
Usage examples
| Message | Response |
|---|---|
@convert 12 celsius fahrenheit |
12.0 celsius = 53.600054 fahrenheit |
@convert 0.002 kilomile millimeter |
0.002 kilomile = 3218688.0 millimeter |
| `@convert 31.5 square-mile ha | 31.5 square-mile = 8158.4625 ha |
@convert 56 g lb |
56.0 g = 0.12345887 lb |
Notes
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You can use multiple
@convertstatements in a message, the response will look accordingly:
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Enter
@convert helpto display a quick overview of the converter's functionality. -
For bits and bytes, the prefixes change the figure differently: 1 kilobyte is 1024 bytes, 1 megabyte is 1048576 bytes, etc.
