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Nice idea, but implementators beware: there are lots of "points" around https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_%28typography%29

CSS, SVG, XSL-FO and ODF use a point of 1/72 of an inch. TeX uses a point of 1/72.27 of an inch.

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