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I’m coding a symmetry heavy program, and things aren’t working as expected. One of the possible reasons is that I’m misinterpreting the measure units.
In a Flash and AS3 context, what’s the size of a 1px x 1px square? Is it drawing just one pixel? Is a 1px x 1px square nothing more than a pixel? As in:
1px square: .
2px square: ..
..
3px square: ...
...
...
Are these examples correct? In other words, is a 1px x 1px square a dot and not a square?
Yes, a pixel is an object with an implied area and thusly differs from other measurement units for length such as meters, feet, etc. Therefore, 1px = 1x1px whereas 1m ≠ 1x1m.
Edit: This applies when discussing pixels from a software point of view. It gets more complex when trying to convert between pixel “units” to real-world units since a pixel doesn’t have specified dimensions, and doesn’t even need to be square.