Karat is a very old unit of purity stating "percentage of pure gold", 24 karat being 100%. For diamonds, etc. carat is a unit of weight (0.2 grams).
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Karat is a very old unit of purity stating "percentage of pure gold", 24 karat being 100%. For diamonds, etc. carat is a unit of weight (0.2 grams).