On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 03:28:28 -0500, "Gary Warner"
wrote:


"Joe Parsons" wrote:

A nautical mile is also, precisely, 6,076.12 feet.


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That's not precise--that's rounded to two decimals.
A nautical mile is, by definition, precisely 1,852 meters, as mentioned
above.
That converts to 6,076.11549 feet (which still is not precise!).
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Actually, the statement, "A nautical mile is also, precisely, 6,076.12
feet."
IS precise. It may not be exact, but it is precise.

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Spliting of hairs

Actually, precision is how you define precision - it is a fairly
flexible term. One can be precise to two places or ten places - it
all depends on how the number is used.

Thus, I choose to be precise to 3.88451 feet - 6,080 feet it is. ;)

/Splitting of hairs

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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