Enhetssensitive

Enhetssensitive is a Swedish neologism used in technical discourse to describe a property of systems, data, or analyses that depends on the unit of measurement. The term is formed from enhet (unit) and sensitive (sensitive) and is used as an adjective, for example enhetssensitive data or enhetssensitive computations. It is not a formal standard term and its exact meaning can vary by context.

In practice, a system is described as enhetssensitive when its outputs or interpretations change if the input values are expressed in different units, unless unit handling is explicitly implemented. For instance, calculations performed with values in meters versus centimeters may yield incorrect results if a canonical unit is not enforced or if units are not tracked through the processing chain. Enhetssensitive design emphasizes unit-aware handling, clear unit metadata, and consistent conversion to avoid errors.

Potential domains include data processing pipelines, scientific computing, software interfaces, and localization, where unit choice affects display, storage, or interpretation. In documentation and code, the label signals that unit normalization or unit tests should be part of quality assurance.

Because enhetssensitive is informal and domain-specific, it is not widely standardized. Some writers prefer more precise terms such as unit-aware, unit-consistent, or dimensional analysis to convey related ideas. See also units, SI units, dimensional analysis, and data quality practices.