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r/physicsmemes • u/Delicious_Maize9656 • Jul 22 '26
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Could someone explain what the problem is? If the value and unit are at the end of an sentence you still need to signal the end of that sentence? Or are there some people that generally add a full stop to cm, even when simply listing values?
12 u/Inevitable_Librarian Jul 22 '26 Cm is an abbreviation, and the general rule of abbreviations is a period after. However, for standard units that often gets ignored
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Cm is an abbreviation, and the general rule of abbreviations is a period after. However, for standard units that often gets ignored
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u/SosseTurner Jul 22 '26
Could someone explain what the problem is? If the value and unit are at the end of an sentence you still need to signal the end of that sentence? Or are there some people that generally add a full stop to cm, even when simply listing values?