Top "Units-of-measurement" questions

Units of Measure are compile-time attributes that can be associated with numeric values, typically used to indicate length, volume, mass, and so on.

What is the value of the css 'ex' unit?

(Not to be confused with Xunit, a popular .Net unit testing library.) Today in a fit of boredom I started …

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How do you strip the unit from any number in SASS?

I know you can strip units from numbers in SASS when you know the unit before-hand like this: $number: 16px; $…

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Converting units in R

I would like to convert from imperial units to metric and vice versa in R. How do I go about …

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What is the unit of measurement in Xcode

This might sound silly but when i'm working with sizes in Xcode, the total frame size is equal to 320 * 568 ( width * …

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Convert letter-tracking value set in Photoshop to equivalent letter-spacing in CSS

I am currently building a site from a PSD. Most of the fonts have a letter-tracking of -25 ( <- …

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How do I know which is the default measure system (imperial or metric) on iOS?

How do I know which is the default measure system (imperial or metric) on iOS ? How do I get this …

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Using locale settings to detect wheter to use imperial units

I'm working on an app that wants to display lengths either in centimeters (cm) or in inches("). Is there a …

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Does java -Xmx1G mean 10^9 or 2^30 bytes?

And in general, are the units used for the -Xmx, -Xms and -Xmn options ("k", "M" and "G", or the …

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How to prevent vh-units from ignoring the scrollbar?

I am working on a page layout with a horizontal scrollbar. I have some panels with fixed widths in a …

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Best unit for font-sizes in CSS

What are the advantages & disadvantages of each? em, px, % and pt ? My current choice are percentages, the only reason …

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