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by GuB-42
420 days ago
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It think the point of the article is that you don't say "5 pixels wide x 4 pixels tall" but just "5 pixels x 4 pixels", though I would say that "5x4 pixels" is the most common and most correct terminology. And the article concludes with : "But it does highlight that the common terminology is imperfect and breaks the regularity that scientists come to expect when working with physical units in calculations". Which matches your conclusion. |
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But it's not true. Counts (like "number of pixels" or "mole of atoms") are dimensionless, which is a precise scientific concept that perfectly matches the common terminology.