Symbols:Prime/Inch

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Inch

${}^{\prime \prime}$

One of the symbols in general use for the inch is ${}^{\prime \prime}$.

Thus, for example, $10$ inches is presented as:

$10^{\prime \prime}$


The $\LaTeX$ code for \(10^{\prime \prime}\) is 10^{\prime \prime}  or 10' '.


Technical Note

Note that there are rendering issues with the prime symbol $'$ in the Mathjax version of $\LaTeX$.

Spaces need to be included between adjacent instances of $'$.

Otherwise, MathJax will interpret consecutive instances as compiler imperatives to implement italics or bold.

Hence, for example, the $\LaTeX$ for $x' '$ needs to be written as x' '.


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