Science

Module to generate science related entries.

Overview

Both methods in this module return objects rather than strings. For example, you can use faker.science.chemicalElement().name to pick out the specific property you need.

chemicalElement

Returns a random periodic table element.

Available since v7.2.0

Returns: ChemicalElement

function chemicalElement(): ChemicalElement;

Examples

faker.science.chemicalElement() // { symbol: 'H', name: 'Hydrogen', atomicNumber: 1 }
faker.science.chemicalElement() // { symbol: 'Xe', name: 'Xenon', atomicNumber: 54 }
faker.science.chemicalElement() // { symbol: 'Ce', name: 'Cerium', atomicNumber: 58 }

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unit

Returns a random scientific unit.

Available since v7.2.0

Returns: Unit

function unit(): Unit;

Examples

faker.science.unit() // { name: 'meter', symbol: 'm' }
faker.science.unit() // { name: 'second', symbol: 's' }
faker.science.unit() // { name: 'mole', symbol: 'mol' }

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