clarification of the :unit property
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Since Sep 4, 2026.
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Description
When there are compound units such as $\mathrm{m}\mathrm{s}^{-2}$ or $\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}^2$ is it enough to have a containing <mrow> with intent=":unit" or do we need to add the intent on to each individual identifier. I'm hoping that a containing mrow is enough, but the current description
https://w3c.github.io/mathml-docs/intent-core-properties/#prop-unit
doesn't really say and the examples at
https://w3c.github.io/mathml-docs/intent-examples/#IDunitsperslash
suggests :unit isn't having any effect at all currently with MathCat.
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