• yannic@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    Micrograms? You mean millicentigrams, commonly abbreviated as mcg by people who avoid proper SI- symbols?

    Since milli means 1/10^3 and centi means 1/10^2, I propose millicenti means 1/10^(3*2) or 1/10^6.

    Or the extended keycode-averse could just use ug.

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      5 hours ago

      I assume your comment is very tongue-in-cheek, in which case it was a fun read. What follows is my response if it isn’t.


      Well, the top-level comment said μg, which was the basis of my questioning the second-level comment. Not sure where your millicentigrams came from.

      Also, your math is weird. You wouldn’t multiply your exponents like that, you’d add them. As noted at the top, though, I suspect your whole comment is in jest and the math is meant to be the giveaway aimed at the literal-minded like me.

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        4 hours ago

        I know you wouldn’t multiply exponents that way unless it’s an exponent of an exponent. In any case, it’s the only way I can make the term “mcg” actually make sense.
        Think of it as giving someone the benefit of the doubt to the point of absurdity.