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Why does a press release from a European university measure something in inches? And what dimension does it actually refer to?
by kwhitefoot 5y ago
Why does a press release from a European university measure something in inches?
And what dimension does it actually refer to?
- jfengel 5y agoThe UK uses both metric and Imperial measurements, depending on the circumstances. And you will see more of it: the government is very proud that Brexit means ditching the metric system. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-plans-to-capitalise-on-new-brexit-freedoms https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-plans...
- vidarh 5y agoEven in many places where inches is much rarer in use than in the UK, it's still common to use for the diagonal of displays. Of course that only makes sense if they've stuck to roughly a common display aspect ratio.