You can convert units and currencies, track unemployment figures, explore DNA or even compare dinosaurs in a flash.

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He spoke of distances in metres and kilometres, and it took me a while to understand that this was not an affectation so much as a driving need to convert units of measurement more or less instantaneously.

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If Thornburg succeeds in taking the REIT public within two years, the charity could convert its units and sell the shares.

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It eventually plans to convert three of its six generating units to biomass, which it says will halve its carbon footprint within five years.

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The 1Q also has a built-in auto switching capability to convert from mono to stereo when two units are linked to create a micro stereo.

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