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RateUnits

Units for dose rate

Description

RateUnits is a property of a PKData, RepeatDose or ScheduleDose object.

  • In RepeatDose or ScheduleDose objects, this property defines units for the Rate property.

  • In PKData object, this property defines units for the RateLabel property.

Characteristics

Applies toObject: RepeatDose, ScheduleDose, PKData
Data typeCharacter vector
Data valuesUnits from library with dimensions of amount divided by time. You cannot use units of concentration divided by time. Default = '' (empty).
AccessRead/write

Note

SimBiology® uses units including empty units in association with DimensionalAnalysis and UnitConversion features.

  • When DimensionalAnalysis and UnitConversion are both false, units are not used. However, SimBiology still performs a minimum level of dimensional analysis to decide whether a reaction rate is in dimensions of amount/time or concentration/time.

  • When DimensionalAnalysis is true and UnitConversion is false, units (if not empty) must have consistent dimensions so that SimBiology can perform dimensional analysis. However, the units are not converted.

  • When UnitConversion is set to true (which requires DimensionalAnalysis to be true), SimBiology performs a dimensional analysis and converts everything to consistent units. Hence, you must specify consistent units, and no units can be empty. If you have a dimensionless parameter, you must still set its units to dimensionless.