Add a ForwardDiff extension for dimensionless quantities #765
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#682 seemed like low-hanging fruit, so this pull request solves that problem by adding a ForwardDiff extension with a method for
convert
very much like what the MethodError suggests. It is entirely possible that this method is too specific or not specific enough, but this fixes at least that MWE.I would love to see this extension eventually allow other functionality, e.g. derivatives with respect to dimensional quantities, but this would be a start at least, and facilitates the case where units are only used inside a user-defined function.