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Automatic Unit Interpretation 

Mathematica provides you with numerous ways to generate Quantity expressions using natural language input.

Use free-form input to automatically interpret units using natural language.

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Use (Ctrl+) to embed free-form input with units into any Mathematica expression.

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Use Quantity to automatically interpret units.

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