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  • $\begingroup$ Great explanation ... thank you $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 12, 2016 at 11:42
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    $\begingroup$ @MichaelE2 Of course, thank you! $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 12, 2016 at 11:56
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    $\begingroup$ To be accurate, Mathematica, like nearly all software, uses Postscript point. TeX, which predates most desktop publishing software, uses printer's points, which are 0.9963 times smaller. I had to correct for this in MaTeX to match the two up. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 12, 2016 at 12:01
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    $\begingroup$ You may also use the builtin unit functions. Define cmToDpp = QuantityMagnitude@UnitConvert[Quantity[#, "Centimeters"], "DesktopPublishingPoints"] &. Then cmToDpp@8 and so on. (+1) $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 12, 2016 at 21:49