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2. Pica (typography) - Wikipedia

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   metric ( SI) units. 4.2333 mm. The pica is a typographic unit of measure corresponding to approximately 6 of an inch, or from 68 to 73 of a foot. One pica is further divided into 12 points . In printing, three pica measures are used: The French pica of 12 Didot points (also called cicero) generally is: 12 × 0.376 = 4.512 mm (0.1776 in).

3. Typographic unit - Wikipedia

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   The traditional typographic units are based either on non-metric units, or on odd multiples (such as 35 ⁄ 83) of a metric unit.There are no specifically metric units for this particular purpose, although there is a DIN standard sometimes used in German publishing, which measures type sizes in multiples of 0.25 mm, and proponents of the metrication of typography generally recommend the use of ...

4. Vector graphics - Wikipedia

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   Vector graphics are a form of computer graphics in which visual images are created directly from geometric shapes defined on a Cartesian plane, such as points, lines, curves and polygons. The associated mechanisms may include vector display and printing hardware, vector data models and file formats, as well as the software based on these data ...

5. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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   For example, "agate" and "ruby" used to be a single size "agate ruby" of about 5 points; [2] metal type known as "agate" later ranged from 5 to 5.8 points. The sizes were gradually standardized as described above. [3] Modern Chinese typography uses the following names in general preference to stating the number of points.

6. Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce ... - AOL

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   Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday became the first member of the U.S. Supreme Court to call publicly for beefing up its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it. In her first public remarks ...

7. This couple’s creative pregnancy announcement is being called ...

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   Elise Solé. July 11, 2024 at 8:05 PM. A couple’s pregnancy announcement — called the “greatest” on social media — is a suspenseful exploration of sorrow and joy. Rachel and Spencer ...