C Library Functions - pounds_to_kilograms (3)

NAME

pounds_to_kilograms(3f) - [M_units:MASS] - converts a measurement in pounds-mass to kilograms. (LICENSE:PD)

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SYNOPSIS

elemental function pounds_to_kilograms ( pounds )
     class(*),intent(in) :: pounds
     doubleprecision     :: pounds_to_kilograms

DESCRIPTION

Converts pounds-mass to kilograms using the formula:
      kilograms = 0.45359237 * pounds
The pound (or more properly pound-mass) is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States Customary, and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used; the most common today is the international avoirdupois pound, which is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms. The international standard symbol for the avoirdupois pound is lb (from the Roman "libra"); an alternative symbol is lbm).

OPTIONS

POUNDS The weight in pounds. POUNDS may be any standard scalar value supported by anyscalar_to_double(3f). This at least includes REAL, INTEGER, and DOUBLEPRECISION.

RETURN

POUNDS_TO_KILOGRAMS
the corresponding weight in kilograms.

EXAMPLE

Sample program

   program demo_pounds_to_kilograms
   use M_units, only : pounds_to_kilograms
   implicit none
      write(*,*)’REAL            ’, pounds_to_kilograms(1.0)
      write(*,*)’INTEGER array   ’, pounds_to_kilograms([ 0, 1, 100, 200 ])
      write(*,*)’DOUBLEPRECISION ’, pounds_to_kilograms(1.0d0)
   end program demo_pounds_to_kilograms

Typical Results

REAL 0.45359237000000002 INTEGER array 0.0000000000000000 0.45359237000000002 45.359237000000000 90.718474000000001 DOUBLEPRECISION 0.45359237000000002

AUTHOR

John S. Urban

LICENSE

Public Domain

Nemo Release 3.1

pounds_to_kilograms (3)

June 29, 2025

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POUNDS_TO_KILOGRAMS
	the corresponding weight in kilograms.