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[css-values] Rephrase definitions of ch and ic units to emphasize conceptual definition. w3c#7577
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css-values-3/Overview.bs

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<dt><dfn id="ch" lt="ch">ch unit</dfn>
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<dd>
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Equal to the used <a>advance measure</a> of the “0” (ZERO, U+0030) glyph
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Represents the typical <a>advance measure</a> of European alphanumeric characters,
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and defined as the used <a>advance measure</a> of the “0” (ZERO, U+0030) glyph
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in the font used to render it.
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(The <dfn dfn>advance measure</dfn> of a glyph is its advance width or height,
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whichever is in the inline axis of the element.)

css-values-4/Overview.bs

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<dt><dfn id="ch" lt="ch">ch unit</dfn>
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<dd>
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Equal to the used <a>advance measure</a> of the “0” (ZERO, U+0030) glyph
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Represents the typical <a>advance measure</a> of European alphanumeric characters,
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and defined as the used <a>advance measure</a> of the “0” (ZERO, U+0030) glyph
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in the font used to render it.
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(The <dfn dfn>advance measure</dfn> of a glyph is its advance width or height,
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whichever is in the inline axis of the element.)
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<dt><dfn id="ic" lt="ic">ic unit</dfn>
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<dd>
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Equal to the used <a>advance measure</a> of the “水” (CJK water ideograph, U+6C34) glyph
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Represents the typical <a>advance measure</a> of CJK letters,
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and defined as the used <a>advance measure</a> of the “水” (CJK water ideograph, U+6C34) glyph
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found in the font used to render it.
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This measurement is a typically an exact measure
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Note: This measurement is a typically an exact measure
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(in the few fonts with proportional fullwidth glyphs, an approximation)
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of a single <a href="http://unicode.org/reports/tr11/#Definitions">fullwidth</a> glyph’s <a>advance measure</a>,
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thus allowing measurements based on an expected glyph count.

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