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Why is gold measured in carats?

4 Aug 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Roberto D.

The term carat, as reported in the vocabulary, derives from the Arabic qirat (twenty-fourth part) which indicated the seeds of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) and over time has also taken on the meaning of "small weight". The Arabic word in turn d...