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minus-squareheartSagan5@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 hour agoWhy does A4 have an odd number of millimeters? Why not 290, flat?
minus-squaremarkko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·31 minutes agoThe answer is actually fairly interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#A_series Since A series sizes share the same aspect ratio, they can be scaled to other A series sizes without being distorted, and two sheets can be reduced to fit on exactly one sheet without any cutoff or margins.
Why does A4 have an odd number of millimeters? Why not 290, flat?
The answer is actually fairly interesting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#A_series