Re: [xml-dev] ANN: a portable data component -- length

Liam R E Quin scripsit:

> (I'd use metric/SI units in a program as they're easier to deal with,
> and mixed-based ambiguity like 3 feet 7 inches doesn't occur)

If you want to represent measurements, as distinct from counts, you need
to provide the measurement in the units actually measured.

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