DexUnit

class astropy.units.DexUnit(physical_unit=None, function_unit=None)

Bases: LogUnit

Logarithmic physical units expressed in magnitudes.

Parameters:

physical_unitUnit or string

Unit that is encapsulated within the magnitude function unit. If not given, dimensionless.

function_unitUnit or string

By default, this is dex, but this allows one to use an equivalent unit such as 0.5 dex.

Methods Summary

to_string([format])

Output the unit in the given format as a string.

Methods Documentation

to_string(format='generic')

Output the unit in the given format as a string.

The physical unit is appended, within parentheses, to the function unit, as in “dB(mW)”, with both units set using the given format

Parameters:

formatastropy.units.format.Base instance or str

The name of a format or a formatter object. If not provided, defaults to the generic format.