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From: rbr4@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Roland Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Definition of Point
Summary: Definitions from the TeXbook
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Date: 13 Oct 88 16:24:00 GMT
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In article <2610015@hpsal2.HP.COM> morrell@hpsal2.HP.COM (Michael Morrell) writes:
>Does anyone know the exact definition of "point" (as in a 12-point font)?

To further add to the plethora of responses, the following are from the
TeXbook, p57.

	1 pica = 12 point
	1 inch = 72.27 point
	1 didot point = 1238 point
	1 cicero = 12 didot point

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