Under what calculation system should the tefach-to-godel conversion be understood?
Synopsis
The primary Mechaber uses a five-tefach amah divided into six parts, yielding smaller tefachim and specific godel conversions; variant calculations use different tefach sizes, producing different godel measurements.
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