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How often have you come across the parts per thousand symbol?

scottiebabe
scottiebabe over 2 years ago

Soft 404

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  • CargoCultScientist
    CargoCultScientist over 2 years ago +4
    Well, it's super common in Europa related to blood alcohol content, but as a scientist or engineer you can come across it quite often. We measure water salinity in this way, thermal expansion usuallly…
  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago +3
    It's the go-to Unit Of Measure for alcohol tests and related laws here
  • dang74
    dang74 over 2 years ago +2
    Wow. I never knew about that symbol. And now that my eyesight is getting worse with age I really do fear that one day I will mistake it for a percentage sign.
  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 2 years ago

    Yeah, I've come across that at least a few times but it's often more common to see percent or ppm ... seems there is little love for per mille ‰.

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  • dang74
    dang74 over 2 years ago

    Wow.  I never knew about that symbol.  And now that my eyesight is getting worse with age I really do fear that one day I will mistake it for a percentage sign.

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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago

    It's the go-to Unit Of Measure for alcohol tests and related laws here

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 2 years ago

    Never.

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  • ralphjy
    ralphjy over 2 years ago

    I would have missed that in the spec table.  Use of it that way seems to obfuscate things based on the way instruments are normally spec’ed.  Or maybe that’s a typo (misuse of a symbol).

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 2 years ago in reply to dang74

    It could be the new Snellen chart

    'cover your left eye please...'

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    'and now the right eye...'

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  • dang74
    dang74 over 2 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

    Indeed.  LOL

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  • charlieo21
    charlieo21 over 2 years ago

    I have seen it before but the most common is ppm.

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  • Andrew J
    Andrew J over 2 years ago

    Never noticed that before!  Mind you with my eyesight....

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  • dougw
    dougw over 2 years ago

    I don't recall seeing this but there is a chance of about 152 micromorts that I have seen it before ....Relaxed

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