> On Dec 23, 2014, at 4:45 AM, r...@audioimagination.com wrote: > > in units of mhos (reciprocal of ohms)?
Tragically, the formal name for the mho is Siemens, in keeping with naming units after the principal scientists involved. (Also, it follows from the "Siemens mercury unit".) The tragedy is not only in having such a clever and descriptive term replaced by a non-descriptive one, but also the problem with the trailing "s" on the latter. 10 mhos = 10 Siemens; 1 mho = 1, er, Siemens... -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp
