Agreed. And also, let's measure lengths in inches/yards/miles.....ehhm...ooops! :)))
> -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: music-dsp-boun...@music.columbia.edu [mailto:music-dsp- > boun...@music.columbia.edu] Per conto di Stefan Stenzel > Inviato: mercoledì 24 dicembre 2014 09:51 > A: A discussion list for music-related DSP > Oggetto: Re: [music-dsp] R: Sallen Key with sin only coefficient computation > > Time to stop this tragedy, let's also measure frequency in dnoces > > > > On 24 Dec 2014, at 3:40 , Nigel Redmon <earle...@earlevel.com> wrote: > > > >> 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 > > -- > 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 -- 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
