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I have been writing the same thing by (ab)using the existing unit of measurement known as a bel (B), which is most commonly seen with the SI prefix “deci” (d) as dB or decibel. I write the speed of light as 8.5 Bm/s (“8.5 bel meters per second”), which resembles the expression 20 dBV (“20 decibel volts”) shown at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel.



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