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The Planck scale unit is not the smallest unit of measurement that exists; rather, it is the smallest unit that can be observed or created. There is no established name for a unit smaller than the Planck scale, as it serves merely as a conceptual framework rather than a definitive limit on divisibility. The discussion clarifies that units such as meters or ohms are simply conventional measurements and do not imply an absolute smallest unit.

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Can someone clarify this for me. Is it the case that Planck scale unit is the smallest unit of measurement that can can observe/make, but not the smallest unit of measurement that exists?

If so, is there some name for that which is smaller? Is there some fundamental measuring unit that simply cannot be divided further into a smaller unit?
 
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kyphysics said:
Is it the case that Planck scale unit is the smallest unit of measurement that can can observe/make, but not the smallest unit of measurement that exists?

No.

They are just units, like meters or ohms.
 

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