# Why are shorthand operators not implemented for Measurement?

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**Category:** Core Libraries\
**Tags:** foundation\
**Created:** [May 15, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/why-are-shorthand-operators-not-implemented-for-measurement/24535 "2019-05-15T08:56:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![TG908](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/tg908/32/2872_2.png) [@TG908](https://forums.swift.org/u/TG908)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/why-are-shorthand-operators-not-implemented-for-measurement/24535/1 "2019-05-15T08:56:08Z")

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I was wondering why there are no shorthand operators (like: +=, -=, ...) implemented for [measurement](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/measurement). They should be relatively easy to implement.

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