Renamed Quantity to Scalar and QuantityVec to Vector

src/Base.zig

@@ -3,24 +3,24 @@ const std = @import("std");
 // Adjust these imports to match your actual file names
 const Dimensions = @import("Dimensions.zig");
 const Scales = @import("Scales.zig");
-const Quantity = @import("Quantity.zig").Quantity;
+const Scalar = @import("Scalar.zig").Scalar;
 
 /// Helper function to create a clean namespace for each physical dimension.
 /// It exposes the raw dimensions, and easy type-creators for Base or Scaled variants.
-pub fn QtyNamespace(comptime d: anytype) type {
+pub fn BaseScalar(comptime d: anytype) type {
     return struct {
         pub const dims = Dimensions.init(d);
 
-        /// Creates a Quantity of this dimension using default scales.
+        /// Creates a Scalar of this dimension using default scales.
         /// Example: const V = Quantities.Velocity.Base(f32);
         pub fn Of(comptime T: type) type {
-            return Quantity(T, dims, Scales.init(.{}));
+            return Scalar(T, dims, Scales.init(.{}));
         }
 
-        /// Creates a Quantity of this dimension using custom scales.
+        /// Creates a Scalar of this dimension using custom scales.
         /// Example: const Kmh = Quantities.Velocity.Scaled(f32, Scales.init(.{ .L = .k, .T = .hour }));
         pub fn Scaled(comptime T: type, comptime s: Scales) type {
-            return Quantity(T, dims, s);
+            return Scalar(T, dims, s);
         }
     };
 }
@@ -28,70 +28,70 @@ pub fn QtyNamespace(comptime d: anytype) type {
 // ==========================================
 // Base Quantities
 // ==========================================
-pub const Meter = QtyNamespace(.{ .L = 1 });
+pub const Meter = BaseScalar(.{ .L = 1 });
-pub const Second = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = 1 });
+pub const Second = BaseScalar(.{ .T = 1 });
-pub const Gramm = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1 });
+pub const Gramm = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1 });
-pub const Kelvin = QtyNamespace(.{ .Tr = 1 });
+pub const Kelvin = BaseScalar(.{ .Tr = 1 });
-pub const ElectricCurrent = QtyNamespace(.{ .I = 1 });
+pub const ElectricCurrent = BaseScalar(.{ .I = 1 });
 
 // ==========================================
 // Electric
 // ==========================================
-pub const ElectricConductivity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = -1, .L = -3, .T = 3, .I = 2 });
+pub const ElectricConductivity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = -1, .L = -3, .T = 3, .I = 2 });
-pub const ElectricCharge = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = 1, .I = 1 });
+pub const ElectricCharge = BaseScalar(.{ .T = 1, .I = 1 });
-pub const ElectricPotential = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = -3, .L = 2, .M = 1, .I = -1 });
+pub const ElectricPotential = BaseScalar(.{ .T = -3, .L = 2, .M = 1, .I = -1 });
-pub const ElectricResistance = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -3, .I = -2 });
+pub const ElectricResistance = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -3, .I = -2 });
-pub const ElectricResistivity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = 3, .T = -3, .I = -2 });
+pub const ElectricResistivity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = 3, .T = -3, .I = -2 });
-pub const ElectricCapacitance = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = 4, .L = -2, .M = -1, .I = 2 });
+pub const ElectricCapacitance = BaseScalar(.{ .T = 4, .L = -2, .M = -1, .I = 2 });
 pub const ElectricImpedance = ElectricResistance;
-pub const MagneticFlux = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -2, .I = -1 });
+pub const MagneticFlux = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -2, .I = -1 });
-pub const MagneticDensity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .T = -2, .I = -1 });
+pub const MagneticDensity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .T = -2, .I = -1 });
-pub const MagneticStrength = QtyNamespace(.{ .L = -1, .I = 1 }); // Fixed typo from MagneticStrengh
+pub const MagneticStrength = BaseScalar(.{ .L = -1, .I = 1 }); // Fixed typo from MagneticStrengh
-pub const MagneticMoment = QtyNamespace(.{ .L = 2, .I = 1 });
+pub const MagneticMoment = BaseScalar(.{ .L = 2, .I = 1 });
 
 // ==========================================
 // Movement
 // ==========================================
-pub const Velocity = QtyNamespace(.{ .L = 1, .T = -1 });
+pub const Speed = BaseScalar(.{ .L = 1, .T = -1 });
-pub const Acceleration = QtyNamespace(.{ .L = 1, .T = -2 });
+pub const Acceleration = BaseScalar(.{ .L = 1, .T = -2 });
-pub const Inertia = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2 });
+pub const Inertia = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2 });
 
 // ==========================================
 // Forces / Energy
 // ==========================================
-pub const Force = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = -2, .M = 1, .L = 1 });
+pub const Force = BaseScalar(.{ .T = -2, .M = 1, .L = 1 });
-pub const Pressure = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = -2, .L = -1, .M = 1 });
+pub const Pressure = BaseScalar(.{ .T = -2, .L = -1, .M = 1 });
-pub const Energy = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = -2, .L = 2, .M = 1 });
+pub const Energy = BaseScalar(.{ .T = -2, .L = 2, .M = 1 });
-pub const Power = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = -3, .L = 2, .M = 1 });
+pub const Power = BaseScalar(.{ .T = -3, .L = 2, .M = 1 });
 
 // ==========================================
 // Dimension
 // ==========================================
-pub const Area = QtyNamespace(.{ .L = 2 });
+pub const Area = BaseScalar(.{ .L = 2 });
-pub const Volume = QtyNamespace(.{ .L = 3 });
+pub const Volume = BaseScalar(.{ .L = 3 });
-pub const AreaDensity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = -2 });
+pub const AreaDensity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = -2 });
-pub const Density = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = -3 });
+pub const Density = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = -3 });
 
 // ==========================================
 // Thermal
 // ==========================================
 pub const ThermalHeat = Energy;
 pub const ThermalWork = Energy;
-pub const ThermalCapacity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -2, .Tr = -1 });
+pub const ThermalCapacity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -2, .Tr = -1 });
-pub const ThermalCapacityPerMass = QtyNamespace(.{ .L = 2, .T = -2, .Tr = -1 });
+pub const ThermalCapacityPerMass = BaseScalar(.{ .L = 2, .T = -2, .Tr = -1 });
-pub const ThermalFluxDensity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .T = -3 }); // Fixed typo from ThermalluxDensity
+pub const ThermalFluxDensity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .T = -3 }); // Fixed typo from ThermalluxDensity
-pub const ThermalConductance = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -3, .Tr = -1 });
+pub const ThermalConductance = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -3, .Tr = -1 });
-pub const ThermalConductivity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = 1, .T = -3, .Tr = -1 });
+pub const ThermalConductivity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = 1, .T = -3, .Tr = -1 });
-pub const ThermalResistance = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = -1, .L = -2, .T = 3, .Tr = 1 });
+pub const ThermalResistance = BaseScalar(.{ .M = -1, .L = -2, .T = 3, .Tr = 1 });
-pub const ThermalResistivity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = -1, .L = -1, .T = 3, .Tr = 1 });
+pub const ThermalResistivity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = -1, .L = -1, .T = 3, .Tr = 1 });
-pub const ThermalEntropy = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -2, .Tr = -1 });
+pub const ThermalEntropy = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = 2, .T = -2, .Tr = -1 });
 
 // ==========================================
 // Others
 // ==========================================
-pub const Frequency = QtyNamespace(.{ .T = -1 });
+pub const Frequency = BaseScalar(.{ .T = -1 });
-pub const Viscosity = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .L = -1, .T = -1 });
+pub const Viscosity = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .L = -1, .T = -1 });
-pub const SurfaceTension = QtyNamespace(.{ .M = 1, .T = -2 }); // Corrected from MT-2a
+pub const SurfaceTension = BaseScalar(.{ .M = 1, .T = -2 }); // Corrected from MT-2a
 
 test "BaseQuantities - Core dimensions instantiation" {
     // Basic types via generic wrappers
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ test "BaseQuantities - Core dimensions instantiation" {
     try std.testing.expectEqual(0, M.dims.get(.T));
 
     // Test specific scale variants
-    const Kmh = Velocity.Scaled(f32, Scales.init(.{ .L = .k, .T = .hour }));
+    const Kmh = Speed.Scaled(f32, Scales.init(.{ .L = .k, .T = .hour }));
     const speed = Kmh{ .value = 120.0 };
     try std.testing.expectEqual(120.0, speed.value);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(.k, @TypeOf(speed).scales.get(.L));
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ test "BaseQuantities - Kinematics equations" {
     // Velocity = Distance / Time
     const v = d.divBy(t);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(25.0, v.value);
-    try std.testing.expect(Velocity.dims.eql(@TypeOf(v).dims));
+    try std.testing.expect(Speed.dims.eql(@TypeOf(v).dims));
 
     // Acceleration = Velocity / Time
     const a = v.divBy(t);

src/Scalar.zig

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const hlp = @import("helper.zig");
 
-const QuantityVec = @import("QuantityVec.zig").QuantityVec;
+const Vector = @import("Vector.zig").Vector;
 const Scales = @import("Scales.zig");
 const UnitScale = Scales.UnitScale;
 const Dimensions = @import("Dimensions.zig");
 const Dimension = Dimensions.Dimension;
 
-pub fn Quantity(comptime T: type, comptime d: Dimensions, comptime s: Scales) type {
+pub fn Scalar(comptime T: type, comptime d: Dimensions, comptime s: Scales) type {
     @setEvalBranchQuota(100_000);
     return struct {
         value: T,
 
         const Self = @This();
-        pub const Vec3: type = QuantityVec(3, Self);
+        pub const Vec3: type = Vector(3, Self);
         pub const ValueType: type = T;
 
         pub const dims: Dimensions = d;
         pub const scales = s;
 
-        pub inline fn add(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Quantity(
+        pub inline fn add(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Scalar(
             T,
             dims,
             scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales),
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ pub fn Quantity(comptime T: type, comptime d: Dimensions, comptime s: Scales) ty
             if (comptime @TypeOf(rhs) == Self)
                 return .{ .value = self.value + rhs.value };
 
-            const TargetType = Quantity(T, dims, scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales));
+            const TargetType = Scalar(T, dims, scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales));
             const lhs_val = if (comptime @TypeOf(self) == TargetType) self.value else self.to(TargetType).value;
             const rhs_val = if (comptime @TypeOf(rhs) == TargetType) rhs.value else rhs.to(TargetType).value;
 
             return .{ .value = lhs_val + rhs_val };
         }
 
-        pub inline fn sub(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Quantity(
+        pub inline fn sub(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Scalar(
             T,
             dims,
             scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales),
@@ -46,21 +46,21 @@ pub fn Quantity(comptime T: type, comptime d: Dimensions, comptime s: Scales) ty
             if (comptime @TypeOf(rhs) == Self)
                 return .{ .value = self.value - rhs.value };
 
-            const TargetType = Quantity(T, dims, scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales));
+            const TargetType = Scalar(T, dims, scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales));
             const lhs_val = if (comptime @TypeOf(self) == TargetType) self.value else self.to(TargetType).value;
             const rhs_val = if (comptime @TypeOf(rhs) == TargetType) rhs.value else rhs.to(TargetType).value;
 
             return .{ .value = lhs_val - rhs_val };
         }
 
-        pub inline fn mulBy(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Quantity(
+        pub inline fn mulBy(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Scalar(
             T,
             dims.add(@TypeOf(rhs).dims),
             scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales),
         ) {
             const RhsType = @TypeOf(rhs);
-            const SelfNorm = Quantity(T, dims, scales.min(RhsType.scales));
+            const SelfNorm = Scalar(T, dims, scales.min(RhsType.scales));
-            const RhsNorm = Quantity(T, RhsType.dims, scales.min(RhsType.scales));
+            const RhsNorm = Scalar(T, RhsType.dims, scales.min(RhsType.scales));
             if (comptime Self == SelfNorm and RhsType == RhsNorm)
                 return .{ .value = self.value * rhs.value };
 
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ pub fn Quantity(comptime T: type, comptime d: Dimensions, comptime s: Scales) ty
             return .{ .value = lhs_val * rhs_val };
         }
 
-        pub inline fn divBy(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Quantity(
+        pub inline fn divBy(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Scalar(
             T,
             dims.sub(@TypeOf(rhs).dims),
             scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales),
         ) {
             const RhsType = @TypeOf(rhs);
-            const SelfNorm = Quantity(T, dims, scales.min(RhsType.scales));
+            const SelfNorm = Scalar(T, dims, scales.min(RhsType.scales));
-            const RhsNorm = Quantity(T, RhsType.dims, scales.min(RhsType.scales));
+            const RhsNorm = Scalar(T, RhsType.dims, scales.min(RhsType.scales));
             const lhs_val = if (comptime Self == SelfNorm) self.value else self.to(SelfNorm).value;
             const rhs_val = if (comptime RhsType == RhsNorm) rhs.value else rhs.to(RhsNorm).value;
             if (comptime @typeInfo(T) == .int) {
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ pub fn Quantity(comptime T: type, comptime d: Dimensions, comptime s: Scales) ty
             }
         }
 
-        pub fn Vec(self: Self, comptime len: comptime_int) QuantityVec(len, Self) {
+        pub fn Vec(self: Self, comptime len: comptime_int) Vector(len, Self) {
-            return QuantityVec(len, Self).initDefault(self.value);
+            return Vector(len, Self).initDefault(self.value);
         }
 
         pub fn vec3(self: Self) Vec3 {
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ pub fn Quantity(comptime T: type, comptime d: Dimensions, comptime s: Scales) ty
 }
 
 test "Generate quantity" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = -3 }));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = -3 }));
-    const Second = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .T = .n }));
+    const Second = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .T = .n }));
 
     const distance = Meter{ .value = 10 };
     const time = Second{ .value = 2 };
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ test "Generate quantity" {
 }
 
 test "Add" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const distance = Meter{ .value = 10 };
     const distance2 = Meter{ .value = 20 };
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ test "Add" {
     try std.testing.expectEqual(1, @TypeOf(added).dims.get(.L));
     std.debug.print("KiloMeter {f} + {f} = {f} OK\n", .{ distance, distance2, added });
 
-    const KiloMeter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KiloMeter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
     const distance3 = KiloMeter{ .value = 2 };
     const added2 = distance.add(distance3);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(2010, added2.value);
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ test "Add" {
     try std.testing.expectEqual(1, @TypeOf(added3).dims.get(.L));
     std.debug.print("KiloMeter {f} + {f} = {f} OK\n", .{ distance3, distance, added3 });
 
-    const KiloMeter_f = Quantity(f64, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KiloMeter_f = Scalar(f64, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
     const distance4 = KiloMeter_f{ .value = 2 };
     const added4 = distance4.add(distance).to(KiloMeter_f);
     try std.testing.expectApproxEqAbs(2.01, added4.value, 0.000001);
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ test "Add" {
 }
 
 test "Sub" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const KiloMeter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KiloMeter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
-    const KiloMeter_f = Quantity(f64, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KiloMeter_f = Scalar(f64, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
 
     const a = Meter{ .value = 500 };
     const b = Meter{ .value = 200 };
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ test "Sub" {
 }
 
 test "MulBy" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const Second = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Second = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const d = Meter{ .value = 3.0 };
     const t = Second{ .value = 4.0 };
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ test "MulBy" {
 }
 
 test "MulBy with scale" {
-    const KiloMeter = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KiloMeter = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
-    const KiloGram = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .M = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .M = .k }));
+    const KiloGram = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .M = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .M = .k }));
 
     const dist = KiloMeter{ .value = 2.0 };
     const mass = KiloGram{ .value = 3.0 };
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ test "MulBy with scale" {
 }
 
 test "MulBy with type change" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
-    const Second = Quantity(f64, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Second = Scalar(f64, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const KmSec = Quantity(i64, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1, .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KmSec = Scalar(i64, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1, .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
-    const KmSec_f = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1, .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KmSec_f = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1, .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
 
     const d = Meter{ .value = 3.0 };
     const t = Second{ .value = 4.0 };
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ test "MulBy with type change" {
 }
 
 test "MulBy small" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .n }));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .n }));
-    const Second = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Second = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const d = Meter{ .value = 3.0 };
     const t = Second{ .value = 4.0 };
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ test "MulBy small" {
 }
 
 test "Scale" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const Second = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Second = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const d = Meter{ .value = 7 };
     const scaled = d.scale(3);
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ test "Scale" {
 }
 
 test "Chained: velocity and acceleration" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const Second = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Second = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const dist = Meter{ .value = 100.0 };
     const t1 = Second{ .value = 5.0 };
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ test "Chained: velocity and acceleration" {
 }
 
 test "DivBy integer exact" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const Second = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Second = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const dist = Meter{ .value = 120 };
     const time = Second{ .value = 4 };
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ test "DivBy integer exact" {
 }
 
 test "Conversion chain: km -> m -> cm" {
-    const KiloMeter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KiloMeter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const CentiMeter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .c }));
+    const CentiMeter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .c }));
 
     const km = KiloMeter{ .value = 15 };
     const m = km.to(Meter);
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ test "Conversion chain: km -> m -> cm" {
 }
 
 test "Conversion: hours -> minutes -> seconds" {
-    const Hour = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .T = .hour }));
+    const Hour = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .T = .hour }));
-    const Minute = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .T = .min }));
+    const Minute = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .T = .min }));
-    const Second = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Second = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const h = Hour{ .value = 1.0 };
     const min = h.to(Minute);
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ test "Conversion: hours -> minutes -> seconds" {
 }
 
 test "Negative values" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i128, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const a = Meter{ .value = 5 };
     const b = Meter{ .value = 20 };
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@ test "Negative values" {
 }
 
 test "Format Quantity" {
-    const MeterPerSecondSq = Quantity(
+    const MeterPerSecondSq = Scalar(
         f32,
         Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1, .T = -2 }),
         Scales.init(.{ .T = .n }),
     );
-    const KgMeterPerSecond = Quantity(
+    const KgMeterPerSecond = Scalar(
         f32,
         Dimensions.init(.{ .M = 1, .L = 1, .T = -1 }),
         Scales.init(.{ .M = .k }),
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ test "Benchmark" {
 
     comptime var tidx: usize = 0;
     inline for (Types, TNames) |T, tname| {
-        const M = Quantity(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+        const M = Scalar(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-        const KM = Quantity(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+        const KM = Scalar(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
-        const S = Quantity(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+        const S = Scalar(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
         inline for (Ops, 0..) |op_name, oidx| {
             var samples: [SAMPLES]f64 = undefined;
@@ -595,8 +595,8 @@ test "Overhead Analysis: Quantity vs Native" {
             var native_total_ns: f64 = 0;
             var quantity_total_ns: f64 = 0;
 
-            const M = Quantity(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+            const M = Scalar(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-            const S = Quantity(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+            const S = Scalar(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
             for (0..SAMPLES) |_| {
                 // --- 1. Benchmark Native ---
@@ -652,3 +652,139 @@ test "Overhead Analysis: Quantity vs Native" {
     std.debug.print("└───────────┴──────┴───────────┴───────────┴───────────┘\n", .{});
     try std.testing.expect(gsink != 0);
 }
+
+test "Cross-Type Overhead Analysis: Quantity vs Native" {
+    const Io = std.Io;
+    const ITERS: usize = 100_000;
+    const SAMPLES: usize = 5;
+    const io = std.testing.io;
+
+    const getTime = struct {
+        fn f(i: Io) Io.Timestamp {
+            return Io.Clock.awake.now(i);
+        }
+    }.f;
+
+    const fold = struct {
+        fn f(comptime TT: type, s: *f64, v: TT) void {
+            s.* += if (comptime @typeInfo(TT) == .float)
+                @as(f64, @floatCast(v))
+            else
+                @as(f64, @floatFromInt(v));
+        }
+    }.f;
+
+    const getValT = struct {
+        fn f(comptime TT: type, i: usize) TT {
+            // Keep values safe and non-zero to avoid division by zero or overflows during cross-casting
+            const v = (i % 50) + 1;
+            return if (comptime @typeInfo(TT) == .float) @floatFromInt(v) else @intCast(v);
+        }
+    }.f;
+
+    // Helper for the Native baseline: explicitly casting T2 to T1 before the operation
+    const castTo = struct {
+        fn f(comptime DestT: type, comptime SrcT: type, val: SrcT) DestT {
+            if (comptime DestT == SrcT) return val;
+            const src_info = @typeInfo(SrcT);
+            const dest_info = @typeInfo(DestT);
+
+            if (dest_info == .int and src_info == .int) return @intCast(val);
+            if (dest_info == .float and src_info == .int) return @floatFromInt(val);
+            if (dest_info == .int and src_info == .float) return @intFromFloat(val);
+            if (dest_info == .float and src_info == .float) return @floatCast(val);
+            unreachable;
+        }
+    }.f;
+
+    const Types = .{ i16, i64, i128, f32, f64 };
+    const TNames = .{ "i16", "i64", "i128", "f32", "f64" };
+    const Ops = .{ "add", "mulBy", "divBy" };
+
+    var gsink: f64 = 0;
+
+    std.debug.print(
+        \\
+        \\ Cross-Type Overhead Analysis: Quantity vs Native
+        \\
+        \\┌─────────┬──────┬──────┬───────────┬───────────┬───────────┐
+        \\│ Op      │ T1   │ T2   │ Native    │ Quantity  │ Slowdown  │
+        \\├─────────┼──────┼──────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┤
+        \\
+    , .{});
+
+    inline for (Ops, 0..) |op_name, j| {
+        inline for (Types, 0..) |T1, t1_idx| {
+            inline for (Types, 0..) |T2, t2_idx| {
+                var native_total_ns: f64 = 0;
+                var quantity_total_ns: f64 = 0;
+
+                const M1 = Scalar(T1, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+                const M2 = Scalar(T2, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+                const S2 = Scalar(T2, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+
+                for (0..SAMPLES) |_| {
+                    // --- 1. Benchmark Native (Cast T2 to T1, then math) ---
+                    var n_sink: T1 = 0;
+                    const n_start = getTime(io);
+                    for (0..ITERS) |i| {
+                        const a = getValT(T1, i);
+                        const b_raw = getValT(T2, 2);
+                        const b = castTo(T1, T2, b_raw);
+
+                        const r = if (comptime std.mem.eql(u8, op_name, "add"))
+                            a + b
+                        else if (comptime std.mem.eql(u8, op_name, "mulBy"))
+                            a * b
+                        else if (comptime @typeInfo(T1) == .int)
+                            @divTrunc(a, b)
+                        else
+                            a / b;
+
+                        if (comptime @typeInfo(T1) == .float) n_sink += r else n_sink ^= r;
+                    }
+                    const n_end = getTime(io);
+                    native_total_ns += @as(f64, @floatFromInt(n_start.durationTo(n_end).toNanoseconds()));
+                    fold(T1, &gsink, n_sink);
+
+                    // --- 2. Benchmark Quantity ---
+                    var q_sink: T1 = 0;
+                    const q_start = getTime(io);
+                    for (0..ITERS) |i| {
+                        const qa = M1{ .value = getValT(T1, i) };
+                        const qb = if (comptime std.mem.eql(u8, op_name, "divBy"))
+                            S2{ .value = getValT(T2, 2) }
+                        else
+                            M2{ .value = getValT(T2, 2) };
+
+                        const r = if (comptime std.mem.eql(u8, op_name, "add"))
+                            qa.add(qb)
+                        else if (comptime std.mem.eql(u8, op_name, "mulBy"))
+                            qa.mulBy(qb)
+                        else
+                            qa.divBy(qb);
+
+                        if (comptime @typeInfo(T1) == .float) q_sink += r.value else q_sink ^= r.value;
+                    }
+                    const q_end = getTime(io);
+                    quantity_total_ns += @as(f64, @floatFromInt(q_start.durationTo(q_end).toNanoseconds()));
+                    fold(T1, &gsink, q_sink);
+                }
+
+                const avg_n = (native_total_ns / SAMPLES) / @as(f64, @floatFromInt(ITERS));
+                const avg_q = (quantity_total_ns / SAMPLES) / @as(f64, @floatFromInt(ITERS));
+                const slowdown = avg_q / avg_n;
+
+                std.debug.print("│ {s:<7} │ {s:<4} │ {s:<4} │ {d:>7.2}ns │ {d:>7.2}ns │ {d:>8.2}x │\n", .{
+                    op_name, TNames[t1_idx], TNames[t2_idx], avg_n, avg_q, slowdown,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        if (j != Ops.len - 1) {
+            std.debug.print("├─────────┼──────┼──────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┤\n", .{});
+        }
+    }
+
+    std.debug.print("└─────────┴──────┴──────┴───────────┴───────────┴───────────┘\n", .{});
+    try std.testing.expect(gsink != 0);
+}

src/Vector.zig

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const hlp = @import("helper.zig");
 
-const Quantity = @import("Quantity.zig").Quantity;
+const Scalar = @import("Scalar.zig").Scalar;
 const Scales = @import("Scales.zig");
 const UnitScale = Scales.UnitScale;
 const Dimensions = @import("Dimensions.zig");
 const Dimension = Dimensions.Dimension;
 
-pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
+pub fn Vector(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
     const T = Q.ValueType;
     const d: Dimensions = Q.dims;
     const s: Scales = Q.scales;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
         data: [len]T,
 
         const Self = @This();
-        pub const QuantityType = Q;
+        pub const ScalarType = Q;
         pub const ValueType = T;
         pub const dims: Dimensions = d;
         pub const scales = s;
@@ -30,21 +30,21 @@ pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
             return .{ .data = data };
         }
 
-        pub fn add(self: Self, rhs: anytype) QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d, s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
+        pub fn add(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Vector(len, Scalar(T, d, s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
             const Tr = @TypeOf(rhs);
-            var res: QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d, s.min(Tr.scales))) = undefined;
+            var res: Vector(len, Scalar(T, d, s.min(Tr.scales))) = undefined;
             for (self.data, 0..) |v, i| {
-                const q = (Q{ .value = v }).add(Tr.QuantityType{ .value = rhs.data[i] });
+                const q = (Q{ .value = v }).add(Tr.ScalarType{ .value = rhs.data[i] });
                 res.data[i] = q.value;
             }
             return res;
         }
 
-        pub fn sub(self: Self, rhs: anytype) QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d, s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
+        pub fn sub(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Vector(len, Scalar(T, d, s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
             const Tr = @TypeOf(rhs);
-            var res: QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d, s.min(Tr.scales))) = undefined;
+            var res: Vector(len, Scalar(T, d, s.min(Tr.scales))) = undefined;
             for (self.data, 0..) |v, i| {
-                const q = (Q{ .value = v }).sub(Tr.QuantityType{ .value = rhs.data[i] });
+                const q = (Q{ .value = v }).sub(Tr.ScalarType{ .value = rhs.data[i] });
                 res.data[i] = q.value;
             }
             return res;
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
         pub fn divBy(
             self: Self,
             rhs: anytype,
-        ) QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d.sub(@TypeOf(rhs).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
+        ) Vector(len, Scalar(T, d.sub(@TypeOf(rhs).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
             const Tr = @TypeOf(rhs);
-            var res: QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d.sub(Tr.dims), s.min(Tr.scales))) = undefined;
+            var res: Vector(len, Scalar(T, d.sub(Tr.dims), s.min(Tr.scales))) = undefined;
             for (self.data, 0..) |v, i| {
-                const q = (Q{ .value = v }).divBy(Tr.QuantityType{ .value = rhs.data[i] });
+                const q = (Q{ .value = v }).divBy(Tr.ScalarType{ .value = rhs.data[i] });
                 res.data[i] = q.value;
             }
             return res;
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
         pub fn mulBy(
             self: Self,
             rhs: anytype,
-        ) QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d.add(@TypeOf(rhs).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
+        ) Vector(len, Scalar(T, d.add(@TypeOf(rhs).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
             const Tr = @TypeOf(rhs);
-            var res: QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d.add(Tr.dims), s.min(Tr.scales))) = undefined;
+            var res: Vector(len, Scalar(T, d.add(Tr.dims), s.min(Tr.scales))) = undefined;
             for (self.data, 0..) |v, i| {
-                const q = (Q{ .value = v }).mulBy(Tr.QuantityType{ .value = rhs.data[i] });
+                const q = (Q{ .value = v }).mulBy(Tr.ScalarType{ .value = rhs.data[i] });
                 res.data[i] = q.value;
             }
             return res;
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
         pub fn divByScalar(
             self: Self,
             scalar: anytype,
-        ) QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d.sub(@TypeOf(scalar).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(scalar).scales))) {
+        ) Vector(len, Scalar(T, d.sub(@TypeOf(scalar).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(scalar).scales))) {
-            var res: QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d.sub(@TypeOf(scalar).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(scalar).scales))) = undefined;
+            var res: Vector(len, Scalar(T, d.sub(@TypeOf(scalar).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(scalar).scales))) = undefined;
             for (self.data, 0..) |v, i| {
                 const q = Q{ .value = v };
                 res.data[i] = q.divBy(scalar).value;
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
         pub fn mulByScalar(
             self: Self,
             scalar: anytype,
-        ) QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d.add(@TypeOf(scalar).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(scalar).scales))) {
+        ) Vector(len, Scalar(T, d.add(@TypeOf(scalar).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(scalar).scales))) {
-            var res: QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d.add(@TypeOf(scalar).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(scalar).scales))) = undefined;
+            var res: Vector(len, Scalar(T, d.add(@TypeOf(scalar).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(scalar).scales))) = undefined;
             for (self.data, 0..) |v, i| {
                 const q = Q{ .value = v };
                 res.data[i] = q.mulBy(scalar).value;
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
             return res;
         }
 
-        pub fn to(self: Self, comptime DestQ: type) QuantityVec(len, DestQ) {
+        pub fn to(self: Self, comptime DestQ: type) Vector(len, DestQ) {
-            var res: QuantityVec(len, DestQ) = undefined;
+            var res: Vector(len, DestQ) = undefined;
             for (self.data, 0..) |v, i| {
                 res.data[i] = (Q{ .value = v }).to(DestQ).value;
             }
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ pub fn QuantityVec(comptime len: usize, comptime Q: type) type {
 }
 
 test "Format VectorX" {
-    const MeterPerSecondSq = Quantity(
+    const MeterPerSecondSq = Scalar(
         f32,
         Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1, .T = -2 }),
         Scales.init(.{ .T = .n }),
     );
-    const KgMeterPerSecond = Quantity(
+    const KgMeterPerSecond = Scalar(
         f32,
         Dimensions.init(.{ .M = 1, .L = 1, .T = -1 }),
         Scales.init(.{ .M = .k }),
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ test "Format VectorX" {
 }
 
 test "VecX Init and Basic Arithmetic" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
     const Vec3M = Meter.Vec3;
 
     // Test zero, one, initDefault
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ test "VecX Init and Basic Arithmetic" {
 }
 
 test "VecX Kinematics (Scalar Mul/Div)" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const Second = Quantity(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Second = Scalar(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
     const Vec3M = Meter.Vec3;
 
     const pos = Vec3M{ .data = .{ 100, 200, 300 } };
     const time = Second{ .value = 10 };
 
-    // Vector divided by scalar Quantity (Velocity = Position / Time)
+    // Vector divided by scalar (Velocity = Position / Time)
     const vel = pos.divByScalar(time);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(10, vel.data[0]);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(20, vel.data[1]);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ test "VecX Kinematics (Scalar Mul/Div)" {
     try std.testing.expectEqual(1, @TypeOf(vel).dims.get(.L));
     try std.testing.expectEqual(-1, @TypeOf(vel).dims.get(.T));
 
-    // Vector multiplied by scalar Quantity (Position = Velocity * Time)
+    // Vector multiplied by scalar (Position = Velocity * Time)
     const new_pos = vel.mulByScalar(time);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(100, new_pos.data[0]);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(200, new_pos.data[1]);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ test "VecX Kinematics (Scalar Mul/Div)" {
 }
 
 test "VecX Element-wise Math and Scaling" {
-    const Meter = Quantity(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
     const Vec3M = Meter.Vec3;
 
     const v1 = Vec3M{ .data = .{ 10, 20, 30 } };
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ test "VecX Element-wise Math and Scaling" {
 }
 
 test "VecX Conversions" {
-    const KiloMeter = Quantity(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
+    const KiloMeter = Scalar(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{ .L = .k }));
-    const Meter = Quantity(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const Meter = Scalar(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     const v_km = KiloMeter.Vec3{ .data = .{ 1, 2, 3 } };
     const v_m = v_km.to(Meter);
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ test "VecX Conversions" {
 }
 
 test "VecX Length" {
-    const MeterInt = Quantity(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const MeterInt = Scalar(i32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-    const MeterFloat = Quantity(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+    const MeterFloat = Scalar(f32, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
 
     // Integer length (using your custom isqrt)
     // 3-4-5 triangle on XY plane
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ test "VecX Length" {
     try std.testing.expectApproxEqAbs(@as(f32, 5.0), v_float.length(), 1e-4);
 }
 
-test "Benchmark QuantityVec ops" {
+test "Benchmark Vector ops" {
     const Io = std.Io;
     const ITERS: usize = 10_000;
     const SAMPLES: usize = 10;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ test "Benchmark QuantityVec ops" {
 
     std.debug.print(
         \\
-        \\ QuantityVec<N, T> benchmark — {d} iterations, {d} samples/cell
+        \\ Vector<N, T> benchmark — {d} iterations, {d} samples/cell
         \\ (Results in ns/op)
         \\
         \\┌─────────────┬──────┬─────────┬─────────┬─────────┐
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ test "Benchmark QuantityVec ops" {
             std.debug.print("│ {s:<11} │ {s:<4} │", .{ op_name, tname });
 
             inline for (Lengths) |len| {
-                const Q_base = Quantity(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+                const Q_base = Scalar(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .L = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-                const Q_time = Quantity(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
+                const Q_time = Scalar(T, Dimensions.init(.{ .T = 1 }), Scales.init(.{}));
-                const V = QuantityVec(len, Q_base);
+                const V = Vector(len, Q_base);
 
                 var samples: [SAMPLES]f64 = undefined;
 

src/main.zig

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
-pub const Quantity = @import("Quantity.zig").Quantity;
+pub const Scalar = @import("Scalar.zig").Scalar;
-pub const QuantityVec = @import("QuantityVec.zig").QuantityVec;
+pub const Vector = @import("Vector.zig").Vector;
 pub const Dimensions = @import("Dimensions.zig");
 pub const Scales = @import("Scales.zig");
-pub const Base = @import("BaseQuantities.zig");
+pub const Base = @import("Base.zig");
 
 test {
-    _ = @import("Quantity.zig");
+    _ = @import("Scalar.zig");
-    _ = @import("QuantityVec.zig");
+    _ = @import("Vector.zig");
     _ = @import("Dimensions.zig");
     _ = @import("Scales.zig");
-    _ = @import("BaseQuantities.zig");
+    _ = @import("Base.zig");
     _ = @import("helper.zig");
 }

tmp.md

@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-The slowdown you are seeing (1.5x to 2.1x) is primarily caused by **unnecessary branching and floating-point logic** inside your `to()` conversion function, which is called by every arithmetic operation.
-
-Even though your `ratio` is calculated at `comptime`, the compiler often struggles to optimize out the floating-point paths and the `if/else` logic inside `to()` when it's wrapped in generic struct methods.
-
-Here are the specific areas to optimize and the corrected code.
-
-### 1. The `to` Function (The Bottleneck)
-In your current code, `add` calls `self.to(TargetType)` and `rhs.to(TargetType)`. Even if the scales are identical, the code enters a function that performs floating-point checks. 
-
-**Optimization:** Add a short-circuit for the identity conversion and use `inline` to ensure the conversion is literally just a primitive op.
-
-### 2. The `mulBy` / `divBy` Logic
-Currently, `mulBy` converts both operands to a "min" scale before multiplying. In physics, $1km \times 1s$ is just $1000$ units of $m \cdot s$. There is no need to convert both to a common scale before multiplying; you only need to calculate the **resulting** scale.
-
-### 3. `QuantityVec` Loop Overhead
-In `QuantityVec`, you are initializing a new `Quantity` struct *inside* the loop for every element. While Zig is good at optimizing structs, this creates significant pressure on the optimizer.
-
----
-
-### Optimized `Quantity.zig`
-
-Replace your `Quantity` struct methods with these. I have introduced a `Conversion` helper to ensure zero runtime overhead for identical scales.
-
-```zig
-pub fn to(self: Self, comptime Dest: type) Dest {
-    if (comptime !dims.eql(Dest.dims))
-        @compileError("Dimension mismatch");
-    
-    // 1. Absolute identity: No-op
-    if (comptime @TypeOf(self) == Dest) return self;
-
-    const ratio = comptime (scales.getFactor(dims) / Dest.scales.getFactor(Dest.dims));
-    
-    // 2. Scale identity: just cast the value type
-    if (comptime ratio == 1.0) {
-        return .{ .value = hlp.cast(Dest.ValueType, self.value) };
-    }
-
-    // 3. Fast-path: Integer scaling (multiplication)
-    if (comptime @typeInfo(T) == .int and @typeInfo(Dest.ValueType) == .int and ratio > 1.0 and @round(ratio) == ratio) {
-        const factor: Dest.ValueType = @intFromFloat(ratio);
-        return .{ .value = hlp.cast(Dest.ValueType, self.value) * factor };
-    }
-
-    // 4. General path: use the most efficient math
-    // We use a small inline helper to avoid floating point if ratio is an integer
-    return .{ .value = hlp.applyRatio(Dest.ValueType, self.value, ratio) };
-}
-
-pub fn add(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Quantity(T, dims, scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales)) {
-    const ResQ = Quantity(T, dims, scales.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales));
-    // If scales match exactly, skip 'to' logic entirely
-    if (comptime @TypeOf(self) == ResQ and @TypeOf(rhs) == ResQ) {
-        return .{ .value = self.value + rhs.value };
-    }
-    return .{ .value = self.to(ResQ).value + rhs.to(ResQ).value };
-}
-
-pub fn mulBy(self: Self, rhs: anytype) Quantity(T, d.add(@TypeOf(rhs).dims), s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales)) {
-    const Tr = @TypeOf(rhs);
-    const ResQ = Quantity(T, d.add(Tr.dims), s.min(Tr.scales));
-    
-    // Physics optimization: 
-    // Instead of converting both then multiplying, multiply then apply the cumulative ratio
-    const raw_prod = self.value * rhs.value;
-    const combined_ratio = comptime (s.getFactor(d) * Tr.scales.getFactor(Tr.dims)) / ResQ.scales.getFactor(ResQ.dims);
-    
-    return .{ .value = hlp.applyRatio(T, raw_prod, combined_ratio) };
-}
-```
-
-### Optimized `QuantityVec.zig`
-
-Using Zig's `@Vector` or ensuring the loop is "clean" will drastically improve performance.
-
-```zig
-pub fn add(self: Self, rhs: anytype) QuantityVec(len, Quantity(T, d, s.min(@TypeOf(rhs).scales))) {
-    const Tr = @TypeOf(rhs);
-    const ResQ = Quantity(T, d, s.min(Tr.scales));
-    var res: QuantityVec(len, ResQ) = undefined;
-
-    // Optimization: Pull the conversion logic OUT of the loop
-    const ratio_lhs = comptime s.getFactor(d) / ResQ.scales.getFactor(d);
-    const ratio_rhs = comptime Tr.scales.getFactor(Tr.dims) / ResQ.scales.getFactor(d);
-
-    for (&res.data, 0..) |*out, i| {
-        const v_lhs = hlp.applyRatio(T, self.data[i], ratio_lhs);
-        const v_rhs = hlp.applyRatio(T, rhs.data[i], ratio_rhs);
-        out.* = v_lhs + v_rhs;
-    }
-    return res;
-}
-```
-
-### Optimized `helper.zig`
-
-The logic for "how to multiply by a ratio" should be centralized to prevent the compiler from generating branches.
-
-```zig
-pub inline fn cast(comptime T: type, value: anytype) T {
-    const In = @TypeOf(value);
-    if (T == In) return value;
-    return switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
-        .int => @intCast(value),
-        .float => @floatCast(value),
-        else => @compileError("Unsupported cast"),
-    };
-}
-
-pub inline fn applyRatio(comptime T: type, value: anytype, comptime ratio: f64) T {
-    if (comptime ratio == 1.0) return cast(T, value);
-    
-    if (comptime @typeInfo(T) == .int) {
-        // If ratio is integer, use pure integer mul
-        if (comptime @round(ratio) == ratio) {
-            return cast(T, value) * @as(T, @intFromFloat(ratio));
-        }
-        // If ratio is fractional (e.g. 0.001), use float to avoid 0 results
-        return @intFromFloat(@round(@as(f64, @floatFromInt(value)) * ratio));
-    } else {
-        return cast(T, value) * @as(T, @floatCast(ratio));
-    }
-}
-```
-
-### Key Changes Explained
-
-1.  **Removing the `Quantity` Wrapper in Loops**: In `QuantityVec`, we no longer call `Q.add(R)`. We calculate the scale ratios at comptime, apply them to the raw values, and add. This allows the CPU to pipe the instructions much more effectively.
-2.  **Short-Circuiting**: The `if (comptime ratio == 1.0)` check is vital. It turns your `to()` function into a simple `value` return, which the compiler inlines away completely.
-3.  **Float avoidance for Integers**: In your original `to`, you were doing `scales.getFactor(dims) / Dest.scales.getFactor(Dest.dims)`. For large integer types (i128), converting to `f64` causes precision loss and uses the slow XMM/FPU registers. The new `applyRatio` logic favors pure integer multiplication where the ratio is a whole number.
-4.  **MulBy/DivBy Efficiency**: Your original code converted *before* multiplying. If you had $10km \times 10km$, it converted to $10000m \times 10000m$ (potentially overflowing an `i32`) and then multiplied. The new version multiplies first, then scales the result, which is fewer operations and safer for precision.
-
-### Expected Result
-With these changes, the **Slowdown** column in your benchmark should drop from **~2.0x** to **~1.05x - 1.1x**. The remaining 5-10% is usually the overhead of the Zig compiler not being able to perfectly vectorize struct-wrapped arrays compared to raw slices.