Eric Lemings wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Andy Little Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 9:34 AM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Boost Units library preview
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Having had correspondence from various people, I am now fairly sure that the Americans have a different concept of a unit than (at least) Europeans.
Well I don't presume to speak for all Americans but I define a "unit" as a standard of measure. Plain and simple.
How do Europeans define it?
Eric, I take it you mean the only European countries where English is a main language (namely the UK and the Republic of Ireland). I'm sure you don't think Europe (which is made up mostly of non-English-speaking countries) is a synonym for the British Isles. The English definition is the one you give, no matter where English is spoken. For that matter, the scientific definition is the same *worldwide*, no matter what language it is in, plain and simple. Paul