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freedom units be like (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by bi_tux to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah they aren't a unit in the sense that they make a non-quantifiable measure quantifiable. In dimensional analysis they would have the dimension [1]. But they can still be regarded as a unit since they act in the exact same way, just like other factors do. But yeah, they are more akin to the SI prefixes like kilo, or something like a dozen or a gross.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd say it's a constant, not a unit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's fair. But it's used like a unit. Also, do you always browse year old posts?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

No, I didn't even notice haha

This just popped up in my Lemmy feed