# Dispatch on physical quantity or creating distinct types that behave like a float

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dispatch-on-physical-quantity-or-creating-distinct-types-that-behave-like-a-float/104098
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** physics, dispatch
**Created:** [September 21, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dispatch-on-physical-quantity-or-creating-distinct-types-that-behave-like-a-float/104098 "2023-09-21T07:43:08Z")
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### Author: ![Eben60](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/eben60/32/13475_2.png) [@Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eben60)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dispatch-on-physical-quantity-or-creating-distinct-types-that-behave-like-a-float/104098/6 "2023-09-22T11:08:23Z")

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I’m not sure I exactly understood you needs, but did you check [DynamicQuantities.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dynamicquantities-jl-v0-7-0-fast-and-lightweight-physical-quantities/103709) ?

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