How can I understand this phrase "at a rate of one thousand 160-character lines per minute"?
This is from a book "High School Subjects Self-Taught":
"Thye operate at tremendous rates of speed, since some can perform calculations in millionths of a second and print out the results at a rate of one thousand 160-character lines per minute."
How can I understand this phrase "at a rate of one thousand 160-character lines per minute"?
Does "one thousand 160-character lines" mean 1060 lines?
If so, is it ok to mix word and numbers?
Could you tell me, please?
Top answer
After I posted that question, I came up with an idea. That means 1000 lines each of which consist of 160 characters. Am I right in thinking this way?
- After I posted that question, I came up with an idea.
- That means 1000 lines each of which consist of 160 characters.
- Am I right in thinking this way?
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After I posted that question, I came up with an idea.
That means 1000 lines each of which consist of 160 characters.
Am I right in thinking this way?
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