On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 08:55:06PM -0500, Chuck Cole wrote: > From: Matt Hallacy [mailto:poptix at poptix.net] > > > > You do realize that 211.25MHz is the same as 211,250 KHz, which is the > > same as 211,250,000 Hz right? > > They are not: the extra decimals should express actual > precision of measurement, so fewer digits may indicate > different actual numbers when the same precision of measurement > is applied. You did know that, didn't you? :-) While I did enjoy popcorn while reading this thread, I couldn't stop myself from jumping in. Chuck, if you are going to pedant, you have be careful. You only get extra-precision with trailing zeros if there is a decimal point. So, as Matt said, 211.25 MHz, 211,250 KHz, and 211,250,000 Hz all had 5 significant digits. 211250. KHz, 211.250 MHz, and 2.11250 x 10^8 Hz would all have 6 significant digits. -- Jim Crumley |Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List (TCLUG) Ruthless Debian Zealot |http://www.mn-linux.org/ Never laugh at live dragons |