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Re: Conversion between LDU, inches and millimeters
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lugnet.faq
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Wed, 25 Aug 1999 00:19:30 GMT
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Sproaticus wrote:
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> Robert Munafo wrote:
> > The inch to millimeter conversion is (by international standard) exactly 25.4
> > millimeters to an inch. That is also an exact figure (by international
> > agreement).
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> This surprises me. *Exactly* 25.4 mm / inch? I thought that the conversion
> rate was kind of one of those irrational numbers (1) that had digits
> trailing off into infinity or, failing that, Imelda Marcos' shoe closet.
The inch was redefined some time ago to make it equal 2.54 centimeters
exactly.
It used to be slightly larger, but it was close enough that it didn't
really make
any difference when they changed it.
--
Tim Buchheim
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| (...) This surprises me. *Exactly* 25.4 mm / inch? I thought that the conversion rate was kind of one of those irrational numbers (1) that had digits trailing off into infinity or, failing that, Imelda Marcos' shoe closet. :-, (...) *This* is cool. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.faq)
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