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# CONVERT function

Converts a value from one unit of measurement to the corresponding value in another unit of measurement. Enter the units of measurement directly as text in quotation marks or as a reference. The units of measurement specified through the arguments must match the supported unit symbols, which are case-sensitive. For example, the symbol for the unit "newton" is the uppercase "N".

The measurement units recognized by CONVERT fall into 13 groups, which are listed below. CONVERT will perform conversions between any two units within one group but reject any request to convert between units in different groups.

You can also add binary and decimal prefixes to units of measurement that support them. The list of all prefixes and their corresponding multipliers are shown below.

This function may not be compatible with other spreadsheet software.

### Syntax

CONVERT(Number; FromUnit; ToUnit)

Number is the number to be converted.

FromUnit is the unit from which conversion is taking place.

ToUnit is the unit to which conversion is taking place. Both units must be of the same type.

If FromUnit and ToUnit are not valid units from the same group, then CONVERT reports an invalid argument error (Err:502).

### مىساللار:

=CONVERT(-10; "C"; "F")

Here the function converts -10 degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit, returning the value 14. There is not a simple multiplicative relationship between temperature units, as different reference points are used. Hence, as in this case, an input negative number may be converted to a positive value.

=CONVERT(3.5; "mi"; "yd")

Here the function converts 3.5 international miles to yards, returning the value 6160. Both units are in the Length and distance group.

=CONVERT(256; "Gibit"; "Mibyte")

Here the function converts 256 gigibits to mebibytes, returning the value 32768. Both units (bit and byte) are in the Information group and support binary prefixes.

=CONVERT(1; "dyn"; "e")

Here the function returns an invalid argument error (Err:502) because the two units (dyne and erg) are in different groups (Force and Energy respectively).

## Units of measurement

Below are the unit measurement groups supported by the CONVERT function. Be aware that conversions can only happen between units that belong to the same group.

The column Prefix indicates whether or not a given unit of measurement supports prefixes.

### دائىرە

Some measurement units have more than one accepted symbol. The accepted unit symbols are separated by semicolons in the Unit symbol column.

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"ang2" ; "ang^2" | Square angstrom | ھەئە
"ar" | Are | ھەئە
"ft2" ; "ft^2" | Square foot | ياق
"ha" | Hectare | ياق
"in2" ; "in^2" | Square inch | ياق
"ly2" ; "ly^2" | Square light-year | ياق
"m2" ; "m^2" | Square meter | ھەئە
"mi2" ; "mi^2" | Square international mile | ياق
"Morgen" | Morgen | ياق
"Nmi2" ; "Nmi^2" | Square nautical mile | ياق
"Pica2" ; "Pica^2" ; "picapt2" ; "picapt^2" | Square pica point | ياق
"pica2" ; "pica^2" | Square pica | ياق
"uk_acre" ; "acre" | International acre | ياق
"us_acre" | US survey acre | ياق
"yd2" ; "yd^2" | Square yard | ياق

### Energy

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"BTU" ; "btu" | British thermal unit | ياق
"c" | Thermochemical calorie | ھەئە
"cal" | International Steam Table calorie | ھەئە
"e" | erg | ھەئە
"eV" ; "ev" | Electron volt | ھەئە
"flb" | Foot-pound | ياق
"HPh" ; "hh" | Horsepower-hour | ياق
"J" | Joule | ھەئە
"Wh" ; "wh" | Watt-hour | ھەئە

### Flux density

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"ga" | Gauss | ھەئە
"T" | Tesla | ھەئە

### مەجبۇرىي

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"dyn" ; "dy" | Dyne | ھەئە
"N" | Newton | ھەئە
"lbf" | Pound-force | ياق
"pond" | Pond | ھەئە

### ئۇچۇر

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"bit" | Bit | ھەئە
"byte" | Byte | ھەئە

### Length and distance

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"ang" | Angstrom | ھەئە
"ell" | Ell | ياق
"ft" | ئىنگلىزچىسى | ياق
"in" | دىيۇيم | ياق
"ly" ; "lightyear" | Light-year | ھەئە
"m" | مېتىر | ھەئە
"mi" | International mile | ياق
"Nmi" | Nautical mile | ياق
"parsec" ; "pc" | Parsec | ھەئە
"Pica" ; "picapt" | Pica point | ياق
"pica" | Pica | ياق
"survey_mi" | US survey mile | ياق
"yd" | Yard | ياق

### Mass and weight

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"cwt" ; "shweight" | Short hundredweight | ياق
"g" | Gram | ھەئە
"grain" | Grain | ياق
"lbm" | Pound | ياق
"ozm" | Ounce | ياق
"pweight" | Pennyweight | ياق
"sg" | Slug | ياق
"stone" | Stone | ياق
"ton" | Short ton | ياق
"u" | Unified atomic mass unit | ھەئە
"uk_cwt" ; "lcwt" ; "hweight" | Long hundredweight | ياق
"uk_ton" ; "LTON" ; "brton" | Long ton | ياق

### دەرىجە

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"HP" ; "h" | Mechanical horsepower | ياق
"PS" | Pferdestärke or metric horsepower | ياق
"W" ; "w" | Watt | ھەئە

### Pressure

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"atm" ; ("at")(1) | Standard atmosphere | ھەئە
"mmHg" | Millimeter of mercury | ھەئە
"Pa" | Pascal | ھەئە
"psi" | Pound per square inch | ياق
"Torr" | Torr | ياق

1 - The "at" unit is deprecated. Use "atm" instead.

### سۈرئىتى

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"admkn" | Admiralty knot | ياق
"kn" | International knot | ياق
"m/h" ; "m/hr" | Meters per hour | ھەئە
"m/s" ; "m/sec" | Meters per second | ھەئە
"mph" | Miles per hour | ياق

### Temperature

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"C" ; "cel" | Degree Celsius | ياق
"F" ; "fah" | Degree Fahrenheit | ياق
"K" ; "kel" | Kelvin | ھەئە
"Rank" | Degree Rankine | ياق
"Reau" | Degree Réaumur | ياق

### ۋاقىت

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"day" ; "d" | كۈن | ياق
"hr" | سائەت | ياق
"mn" ; "min" | مىنۇت | ياق
"sec" ; "s" | سېكۇنت | ھەئە
"yr" | يىل | ياق

### توم

Unit symbol | چۈشەندۈرۈلۈشى | ھۆرمەتلىك
--- | --- | ---
"ang3" ; "ang^3" | Cubic angstrom | ھەئە
"barrel" | Oil barrel | ياق
"bushel" | US bushel | ياق
"cup" | US cup | ياق
"ft3" ; "ft^3" | Cubic foot | ياق
"gal" | US gallon | ياق
"Glass"(2) | Australian glass (200 milliliters) | ياق
"GRT" ; "regton" | Gross register tonnage | ياق
"Humpen"(2) | Humpen (500 milliliters) | ياق
"in3" ; "in^3" | Cubic inch | ياق
"l" ; "L" ; "lt" | Liter | ھەئە
"ly3" ; "ly^3" | Cubic light-year | ياق
"m3" ; "m^3" | Cubic meter | ھەئە
"mi3" ; "mi^3" | Cubic international mile | ياق
"Middy"(2) | Australian middy (285 milliliters) | ياق
"MTON" | Measurement ton | ياق
"Nmi3" ; "Nmi^3" | Cubic nautical mile | ياق
"oz" | US fluid ounce | ياق
"Pica3" ; "Pica^3" ; "picapt3" ; "picapt^3" | Cubic pica point | ياق
"pica3" ; "pica^3" | Cubic pica | ياق
"pt" ; "us_pt" | US pint | ياق
"qt" | US quart | ياق
"Schooner"(2) | Australian schooner (425 milliliters) | ياق
"Sixpack"(2) | Six pack (2 liters) | ياق
"tbs" | US tablespoon | ياق
"tsp" | US teaspoon | ياق
"tspm" | Metric teaspoon | ياق
"uk_gal" | Imperial gallon | ياق
"uk_pt" | Imperial pint | ياق
"uk_qt" | Imperial quart | ياق
"yd3" ; "yd^3" | Cubic yard | ياق

2 - These units are not part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 4: Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format standard for the CONVERT function. They are preserved for backward compatibility.

## Prefixes

### Decimal prefixes

ھۆرمەتلىك | Multiplier
--- | ---
Y (yotta) | 1024
Z (zetta) | 1021
E (exa) | 1018
P (peta) | 1015
T (tera) | 1012
G (giga) | 109
M (mega) | 106
k (kilo) | 103
h (hecto) | 102
e (deca) | 101
d (deci) | 10-1
c (centi) | 10-2
m (milli) | 10-3
u (micro) | 10-6
n (nano) | 10-9
p (pico) | 10-12
f (femto) | 10-15
a (atto) | 10-18
z (zepto) | 10-21
y (yocto) | 10-24

### Binary prefixes

ھۆرمەتلىك | Multiplier
--- | ---
Yi (yobi) | 280
Zi (zebi) | 270
Ei (exbi) | 260
Pi (pebi) | 250
Ti (tebi) | 240
Gi (gibi) | 230
Mi (mebi) | 220
ki (kibi) | 210

#### Technical information

This function is not part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 4: Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format standard. The name space is

ORG.OPENOFFICE.CONVERT

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