Improve error messages around PI and other numbers with unknown units (#7457)

* Improve docs around PI

Signed-off-by: Nick Cameron <nrc@ncameron.org>

* Refactor and polish type error messages

Signed-off-by: Nick Cameron <nrc@ncameron.org>

* Add suggestion to fix unknown numbers error

Signed-off-by: Nick Cameron <nrc@ncameron.org>

* Don't warn so often about unknown units

Signed-off-by: Nick Cameron <nrc@ncameron.org>

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Signed-off-by: Nick Cameron <nrc@ncameron.org>
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@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ However, `PI` is nearly always used for converting between different units - usu
from radians. Therefore, `PI` is treated a bit specially by KCL and always has unknown units. This
means that if you use `PI`, you will need to give KCL some extra information about the units of numbers.
Usually you should use type ascription on the result of calculations, e.g., `(2 * PI): number(rad)`.
You might prefer to use `units::toRadians` or `units::toDegrees` to convert between angles with
different units.
It is better to use `units::toRadians` or `units::toDegrees` to convert between angles with
different units where possible.
### Examples