A 'mil' is also used in US money. It is 1/1000 of a dollar and used for tax rates along with other special transactions.
Michael A. Terrell
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From: Adrian <Adrian@...>
Sent: Aug 25, 2018 4:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] HP 8656B
So I am of an age that I grew up using Imperial measures and pre-decimal money. I have also lived and worked both sides of the Atlantic and in most things I am almost bi-lingual!
The one thing that still trips me up (if I'm not careful) is that in the States, in an engineering shop, a request to "take a couple of mil off that face" means they would take off two thousandths of an inch but in a UK shop they would take a couple of millimetres off!
In the UK 1/1000 of an inch is a 'thou', so I guess the use of 'mil' is a hangover from the Roman occupation of North America?
Adrian
Michael A. Terrell