get quantity value in the appropriate numeric type

Parameters

scalar value :quantity

Returns

Examples

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scalar 3`m              ; => 3
scalar 4.0`m2           ; => 4
scalar 10:2`m3          ; => 5

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scalar 3.1`m            ; => 3.1
scalar 5:2`m            ; => 2.5

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scalar 13:3`m           ; => 13/3

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