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Mark Lundquist wrote:
> 
<snip>
> Units are unlike types in that they are optional (think about it, what units
> would you give for Pi?).
<snap>

I don't think units are "optional", although they may be dimensionless,
ie just numbers like Pi.  Note that radians, being a ratio, are actually
dimensionless.


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