On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 08:55:06PM -0500, Chuck Cole wrote:
> > You do realize that 211.25MHz is the same as 211,250 KHz, which is the
> > same as 211,250,000 Hz right?
>
> They are not: the extra decimals should express actual precision
> of measurement, so fewer digits may indicate different actual
> numbers when the same precision of measurement is applied. You did
> know that, didn't you? :-)
If only this paragraph was shorter, it would have made it to the
great collection of Internet quotes.
Cheers,000.000
florin
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