Dimensional analysis is a superpower honestly. Even in a software engineering career it's saved me from massive issues quite routinely

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NetMageSCW 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The HP 48G / 50G provides incredible unit handling. My main use for it these days.

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vpmadd52huq 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Mandatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/3038/

	▲	dllu 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Also: https://xkcd.com/687/

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selimthegrim 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Any war stories?

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jaggederest 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Requests per second, bytes per request, bytes per second should all match up very closely under dimensional analysis or something is drastically wrong ;)

Little's law is another related phenomenon that is super critical. Measuring things when the units don't match has bitten me more than once.

	▲	selimthegrim 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Concur on Little's law