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Feature request: Show me the result but also the conversion I most likely want based on the dimension #769

@ldesgoui

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@ldesgoui

When I type 1 volt / 0.1 ohm I get = 10 V/Ω [Current] and that's abundantly correct, but I would rather read = 10 A [Current]!

It would be nice if Numbat knew what units are commonly preferred for each dimension, perhaps multiple for the sake of selecting the appropriate SI prefix
I don't think it would be too wise to alter the result unprompted, I think adding a line to the result display should be good enough
Perhaps it would be nice to define what those units are as a user, for example the default distribution wouldn't define a preferred unit for Money but I could set it to give me conversion to EUR every time

>>> 1 volt / 0.1 ohm

  1 volt / 0.1 ohm

    = 10 V/Ω    [Current]
    = 10 A

>>> 1 volt / 0.1 ohm to ampere

  1 volt / 0.1 ohm ➞ ampere

    = 10 A    [Current]

>>> 1g * 10000000

  1 gram × 10_000_000

    = 10_000_000 g    [Mass]
    = 10_000 kg

This is related to #178, but I guess my request is broader so I made a new issue, feel free to merge them

Thank you for your time

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