Apparently inconsistent behaviour of Convert[#, 1] &
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- Subject: [mg75456] Apparently inconsistent behaviour of Convert[#, 1] &
- From: Andrew Moylan <andrew.j.moylan at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 05:39:43 -0400 (EDT)
Convert[Sqrt[Meter^2], 1] >> Meter Convert[2*Sqrt[Meter^2], 1] >> \!\(Convert::"incomp" \(\(:\)\(\ \)\) "Incompatible units in \!\(2\\ \@\(Meter\^2\)\) and \!\(1\)."\) >> 2*Sqrt[Meter^2] Why does the latter conversion not succeed when the first one does?