# \#dimensional-analysis **URL:** https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/tag/dimensional-analysis/4372.md [Latest](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/latest.md) · [Categories](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/categories.md) · [Tags](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/tags.md) --- ## [Cursed Units in Science and Engineering](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/cursed-units-in-science-and-engineering/3303)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2026 21:17 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/cursed-units-in-science-and-engineering/3303 "2026-09-23T21:17:49Z")
Not only must scientists and engineers contend with a plethora of legacy units used to measure various quantities (for example, “pint”, a unit of volume whose definition depends upon whether you are measuri…