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Agreed, though there's a space between the number & the unit which generally indicates non-SI units (SI should never have a space). The switch from nautical to statute miles is still really weird though.


Are you sure? NIST says there should be a space:

> There is a space between the numerical value and unit symbol, even when the value is used in an adjectival sense, except in the case of superscript units for plane angle.

https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/checklist.html


> SI should never have a space

You are mistaken. SI units and their numbers always have a space. For reference [1], [2].

[1] https://www.npl.co.uk/si-units cf. Numerical Notation

[2] https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/checklist.html cf. #15

EDIT: Scooped ;)


That's nonsense. There is a space between the number and the unit in SI.




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