Talk:1643: Degrees - Revision history

2001:4C4E:1C11:B800:1C50:1599:69DC:1493: 24 prefixes

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24 prefixes

Bb777 at 23:12, 9 July 2025

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CalibansCreations at 12:42, 11 October 2024

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Aaron of Mpls: no-break spaces between units and numbers

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no-break spaces between units and numbers

Aaron of Mpls: link formatting (forgot to preview)

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Aaron of Mpls at 19:06, 23 July 2021

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108.162.219.156 at 14:44, 21 July 2021

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108.162.219.186 at 14:41, 21 July 2021

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Aaron of Mpls at 01:20, 19 July 2020

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Aaron of Mpls at 01:19, 19 July 2020

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 Not being an instinctive science type, and on a tiny screen, I initially read the comic as "51 prefixes," and thought to myself "I could probably get from peta- to pico- in my head, but there are really 51 of those?"  [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 02:46, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
+:As of 21:26, 25 December 2025 (UTC), there are 24 (25 if we count 1 having a null morpheme as a prefix). 1 for every power of 1000 between a nonillionth and a nonillion (subtotaling 20 or 21), 4 for powers of 10 nearer to 1 (centi-, deci-, deca- and hecto-). [[Special:Contributions/2001:4C4E:1C11:B800:1C50:1599:69DC:1493|2001:4C4E:1C11:B800:1C50:1599:69DC:1493]] 21:26, 25 December 2025 (UTC)
 Maybe one should include the explanation why both angles and temperature use the term "degree". "Degree" in measurement means, that the definition comes from a partition of a known interval. For angles, that is "a full circle is 360 degrees" and for temperature in Celsius that is "100°C is the range from freezing to boiling water". That is historical, because modern SI units are defined in terms of partitions as well.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.163|162.158.90.163]] 10:23, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 : I'm not a linguist, but I think that it to a certain degree (!) just means "partial", "part" or "step" -- I can agree with you partially by which I will agree with you to a degree -- any scale can in a similar degree be broken up where each part is a degree closer to the full outcome -- so in Temperature a degree is a step toward boiling, and your Masters degree is a step beyond your Bachelor towards your Doctoral degree -- in short it is to some degree just a duhdah word representing nothing but makes it easier to form a sentence around an abstract concept [[Special:Contributions/162.158.255.109|162.158.255.109]] 20:28, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

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	f in the chat for the mars climate orbiter [[User:CalibansCreations\|'''<span style="color:#ff0000;">Caliban</span>''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations\|talk]]) 12:42, 11 October 2024 (UTC)		f in the chat for the mars climate orbiter [[User:CalibansCreations\|'''<span style="color:#ff0000;">Caliban</span>''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations\|talk]]) 12:42, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
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		+	Radians felsius. --[[User:Bb777\|me, hi]] ([[User talk:Bb777\|talk]]) 23:12, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

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	When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)		When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
	: So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[[wikipedia:Winchester measure\|Winchester measure]]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly). --[[User:Aaron of Mpls\|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls\|talk]]) 19:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)		: So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[[wikipedia:Winchester measure\|Winchester measure]]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly). --[[User:Aaron of Mpls\|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls\|talk]]) 19:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
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		+	f in the chat for the mars climate orbiter [[User:CalibansCreations\|'''<span style="color:#ff0000;">Caliban</span>''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations\|talk]]) 12:42, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

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	When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)		When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
−	: So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[[wikipedia:Winchester measure\|Winchester measure]]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly). --[[User:Aaron of Mpls\|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls\|talk]]) 19:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)	+	: So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[[wikipedia:Winchester measure\|Winchester measure]]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly). --[[User:Aaron of Mpls\|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls\|talk]]) 19:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

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	When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)		When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
−	: So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[wikipedia:Winchester measure]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly). --[[User:Aaron of Mpls\|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls\|talk]]) 19:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)	+	: So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[[wikipedia:Winchester measure\|Winchester measure]]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly). --[[User:Aaron of Mpls\|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls\|talk]]) 19:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

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	When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)		When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
		+	: So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[wikipedia:Winchester measure]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly). --[[User:Aaron of Mpls\|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls\|talk]]) 19:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

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	Another "benefit" for Fahrenheit is that it is more precise. That is, each change in degree Fahrenheit is a smaller change in temperature, so you can be a bit more precise without needing to add digits after a decimal point. I also find it noteworthy that there are 180 degrees (Fahrenheit) between freezing and boiling. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit#History This is not coincidence], but was explicitly decided by a committee in 1776. Clearly, the choice of 180 degrees is related to a half-circle, so it almost makes sense to talk about "radians Fahrenheit", where the difference between boiling and freezing is pi. [[User:Shamino\|Shamino]] ([[User talk:Shamino\|talk]]) 14:03, 3 June 2020 (UTC)		Another "benefit" for Fahrenheit is that it is more precise. That is, each change in degree Fahrenheit is a smaller change in temperature, so you can be a bit more precise without needing to add digits after a decimal point. I also find it noteworthy that there are 180 degrees (Fahrenheit) between freezing and boiling. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit#History This is not coincidence], but was explicitly decided by a committee in 1776. Clearly, the choice of 180 degrees is related to a half-circle, so it almost makes sense to talk about "radians Fahrenheit", where the difference between boiling and freezing is pi. [[User:Shamino\|Shamino]] ([[User talk:Shamino\|talk]]) 14:03, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
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		+	When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156\|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

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	I used to think that physicists prefer Kelvin, which is of course sort of based on Celsius. [[User:Jkrstrt\|Jkrstrt]] ([[User talk:Jkrstrt\|talk]]) 15:28, 15 February 2016 (UTC)		I used to think that physicists prefer Kelvin, which is of course sort of based on Celsius. [[User:Jkrstrt\|Jkrstrt]] ([[User talk:Jkrstrt\|talk]]) 15:28, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
		+	:If you're measuring a temperature ''difference'', which I think is a far more common thing than an absolute temperature, then the two are completely interchangeable. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.186\|108.162.219.186]] 14:41, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

	If he used Radians Fahrenheit, then 1 would be very close to earth's historical mean temperature for the period 1951 to 1980. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.55.64\|173.245.55.64]] 16:19, 15 February 2016 (UTC)		If he used Radians Fahrenheit, then 1 would be very close to earth's historical mean temperature for the period 1951 to 1980. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.55.64\|173.245.55.64]] 16:19, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

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 : its currently 10F in the Boston area where Randall lives.
 :: For people from the future, see [https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KBOS/2016/2/15/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Somerville&req_state=MA&reqdb.zip=02143&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=99999 this historical data page for the day the comic was released] --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.59|108.162.214.59]] 19:00, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
-::: Thanks, 108.162.214.59!  At that time of year, ''either'' temperature would be possible in Boston, Massachusetts -- 10°F (-12°C) during a cold night or a strong cold snap; 10°C (50°F) during a midwinter thaw. --[[User:Aaron of Mpls|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls|talk]]) 01:19, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
+::: Thanks, 108.162.214.59 and others!  At that time of year, ''either'' temperature would be possible in Boston, Massachusetts -- 10°F (-12°C) during a cold night or a strong cold snap; 10°C (50°F) during a midwinter thaw. --[[User:Aaron of Mpls|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls|talk]]) 01:19, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

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	: its currently 10F in the Boston area where Randall lives.		: its currently 10F in the Boston area where Randall lives.
	:: For people from the future, see [https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KBOS/2016/2/15/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Somerville&req_state=MA&reqdb.zip=02143&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=99999 this historical data page for the day the comic was released] --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.59\|108.162.214.59]] 19:00, 15 February 2016 (UTC)		:: For people from the future, see [https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KBOS/2016/2/15/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Somerville&req_state=MA&reqdb.zip=02143&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=99999 this historical data page for the day the comic was released] --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.59\|108.162.214.59]] 19:00, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
		+	::: Thanks, 108.162.214.59! At that time of year, ''either'' temperature would be possible in Boston, Massachusetts -- 10°F (-12°C) during a cold night or a strong cold snap; 10°C (50°F) during a midwinter thaw. --[[User:Aaron of Mpls\|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls\|talk]]) 01:19, 19 July 2020 (UTC)