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[โ€“] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pure math uses units. Like they say "1 unit"

[โ€“] within_epsilon@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Sometimes the units are given cute names like "wiggly waggly units" to make physicists cringe. Acknowledging a unit with cute names when the unit is not important is entertaining.