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True airspeed

Doesn't a mach number represent indicated airspeed over speed of sound? Seeing as how speed of sound is already a function of pressure, by calling it "true airspeed over speed of sound", you're effectively dividing by static pressure twice.

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+== True airspeed ==
+Doesn't a mach number represent ''indicated'' airspeed over speed of sound?  Seeing as how speed of sound is already a function of pressure, by calling it "true airspeed over speed of sound", you're effectively dividing by static pressure twice.