In message <caf_se-av85uzwvkp2zeil10dcdeohroj0wne1d-13vawcwt...@mail.gmail.com>
, Robert Darlington writes:

>Machinists know that 1 inch is exactly 2.54cm or 25.4mm.  It's a
>definition, not a coincidence.

The crucial word in that statement being "a" :-)

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