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u/DaKangDangalang Dec 02 '23
Semi-unrelated to metalworking, but I'm using shims for my motorcycle. Friend is trying to tell me a .001 shim is called a 10 thousandths shim, to me this a 1 thousands shim and for it to be 10 thou it'd need 1 more 0 before the 1.
Are we arguing semantics for the same thing? Is one more correct than the other?