These functions simplify scaling between different metric prefixes.
scale_metric(q, prefix = "")
best_metric(q)
base_metric(q)the quantity to scale
a metric prefix (p, n, µ, m, k, M, etc.)
scale_metric(): scale to a specific metrix prefix (from whatever the quantity is currently in)
best_metric(): convert to best metric prefix (i.e. one that gives at least 1 significant digit before the decimal),
if the quantity has a vector of values, scales to the best metric prefix for the median of all values
base_metric(): convert to base metric prefix of microbialkitchen (i.e. to mol, L, etc.)
Other quantity functions:
check_quantities,
make_qty_units_explicit(),
quantities,
quantity_data,
quantity_units