### 24.1.3 Converting units into MKSA units

The MKSA units are a system of units based on the meter, kilogram, second and ampere and usually used in scientific work. The mksa command converts a unit object into a unit object written with the compatible MKSA base unit.

- mksa takes u, a unit object.
- mksa(u) returns the unit object in terms of the MKSA units.

#### Example

mksa(15_C)

15.0 s A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |