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by LanguageGamer 3116 days ago
If I have a sense of the distance of Shelbyville, then I'd say juxtaposing these two facts gives me a better sense of how fast your car goes.
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That's true, it's partly why units like kilowatt-hours are used. They definitely do lead many people to confusing a unit and it's time derivative though.
How far you mean?