Talk:Erlang unit
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How can it be a "dimensionless unit" when it is an Erlang? 1 or 2 or 3 is dimensionless, however 1 Erl or 2 Erl or 3Erl have a unit i.e. Erlang
- It is the Erlang unit that is dimensionless - since it does not represent any underlying physical quantity, e.g. Mass, Length, Time, etc. The Erlang unit represents a unit 'server', so it is numeric. As such, it may be compared to, say, Radian or Decibel - which are dimensionless units. Ian Cairns 20:42, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- The Erlang unit is a ratio of arrival rate to service rate and the times in these rates cancel out. Thus it is dimensionless. vignaux 02:08, 2004 Nov 2 (UTC)
