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Because one is a greek letter, and the other is a unit of resistance. The fact that they're represented by the same symbol is irrelevant.
by drrotmos 13y ago
Because one is a greek letter, and the other is a unit of resistance. The fact that they're represented by the same symbol is irrelevant.
- threedaymonk 13y agoIf that were the case, we'd need separate codepoints for every letter used as a unit of measurement, from A for ampere onwards. In fact, it's just there for legacy reasons, as pointed out elsewhere: the convention for units of measurement is to use normal letters, regardless of whether those are Latin or Greek.