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Re: Abbreviation of Nautical Mile
From: Carl Herzog
Date: 2005 Jun 7, 11:22 -0400
From: Carl Herzog
Date: 2005 Jun 7, 11:22 -0400
Dan Allen wrote: > nm is common but unfortunately also means nanometer, so I like using > nmi as it cannot be mistaken for another unit. > > Dan > I had to look up the definition of a nanometer, a billionth of a meter. From a practical standpoint, it occurs to me that anyone likely to mistake the two in a given context probably shouldn't be on the water in the first place. Carl