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Re: [Digital BW] Digest Number 2496

2004-09-23 by claudej1@aol.com

In a message dated 9/22/2004 11:04:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com writes:

> Unit conversion is much more complicated than a simple US vs metric
> issue.  Conversions almost always involve round-offs or truncations.
> 

In practical use, sure, but not when you assign a 2 nanometer working unit to 
an integer-based database unit. At that point, the conversion is seamless and 
roundoff error-free, when computers translate the data,  always.

Claude Jodoin


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