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What is the difference in the quantity, when deduced from a graph, when the graph axis is labelled like "$10^6/m$" and "$d/10^6m$"?

For example, for the number $5$ on the graph, would the quantity be $5*10^6$ in the first or the second "type" of labelling?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

tommyrommy369
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  • Does $m$ mean something like metres or miles? If so, what is $d$? – Henry Jul 07 '22 at 13:57
  • How I understand it: the quantity $d$ is actually $510^6 \text{m}$, not just $510^6$. So $d/10^6\text{m}$, or $d$ divided by $10^6\text{m}$, is therefore $5$. – peterwhy Jul 07 '22 at 14:01
  • If $d$ is in the micrometre scale, then the label $10^6d/\text{m}$ may make sense. But that can also be written as $d/\text{μm}$. – peterwhy Jul 07 '22 at 14:07
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    @DickGrayson I don't remember where I saw the problem. It randomly struck me and bugged me. – tommyrommy369 Jul 07 '22 at 17:14
  • @Henry I took d as a variable for the quantity. And $10^6$ is just an example power I took. $10^6/m$ can also be written as $d*10^6/m$, I suppose. m is metres. – tommyrommy369 Jul 07 '22 at 17:16

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