Units

Units represent measurable quantities such as length, mass, time, temperature, or currency. In Corca, units are attached directly to numbers, variables, and constants. They behave as structured properties rather than plain text, which allows calculations to preserve and propagate units automatically.

Units remain editable and visible in the right panel.

Creating a value with units

You create a unit simply by typing it next to a number: distance=10. The variable distance now carries this unit as a property.

Units as variable properties

When a variable is assigned a value with a unit, the unit becomes part of the variable definition: mass=5

This means:

• The unit is stored with the variable

• The unit persists across calculations

• The unit updates automatically if the value changes

Editing units

Units can be modified directly. Original: speed=20. Click on the units and just type what you need: speed=20

You can also edit the unit from the right panel.

Prefix and postfix units

Units can appear before or after numbers depending on convention.

Both forms are recognized automatically.

Multiple values with units

You can use several values with units in a single expression: t=2+3=5.

Units are preserved during arithmetic.

Units in calculations

Units propagate through mathematical operations: ƒ=m*a with:

m=2

a=3

The result will be computed automatically:

ƒ=6

Units with powers

Units can be attached to values that include exponents: S=10. This applies to:

• squared quantities

• cubic quantities

• scientific notation

Units in hints and results

Units are carried through calculations automatically:

S=100

t=10

V=S/t=10

Units in imported content

Units are detected automatically when content is pasted.

10kg

The value becomes: 10. The unit is separated and stored as a structured property.