Carat Weight of a Diamond

As you start shopping for an engagement ring at different jewelery stores you'll be asked what size of a diamond you're looking at purchasing. This question is a little misleading because they're actually referring to the weight as opposed to the visual size. For example, if you tell them you want a one carat and they pull out two different diamonds that each weigh exactly one carat for you to compare, you might notice that one of them looks smaller than the other when viewed from above.

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