On Tue, 09 Apr 2002 22:36:08 Barbara and/or Bill Hooper wrote: >on 4/7/2002 4:07 PM, Ma Be at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> The missivist here brought a yet another serious flaw with the definition of >> the meter. The fact that it's a fraction! > >Your "serious flaw" is an irrelevant detail. >... Dear Bill, I do realize that fractions are legitimate instruments in math. My contention though is that I feel that its use CAN be done away with. It's unfortunate IMHV that this expediency is being used for the definition of some of our base units. Again, it goes to discussions on conceptual frameworking, my friend. I hope you now understand better where I'm coming from. This detail and discussion is just part of a larger issue.
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