I appreciate what you are saying Charles, but ... in terms of conveying information regarding fretboard taper (and I am talking here from the view of the customer) , if you know the string spacing at the nut ( including the offsets) , and the string spacing at the saddle, then, the information as to which fret width matches the string spacing at the saddle gives an instant indication to the experienced guitarist regarding how much real estate he has to play with, ie what the fretboard taper is.
It's just a shorthand way of conveying essential info...that's all it is.
One simple, succinct, (and easily measurable) parameter, which conveys a wealth of information.
IMHO, this info should be part of the description of every guitar for sale, along with scale length, nut width etc etc ... One day it will happen.
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