A screw gauge has a pitch of 0.5mm, and its circular scale has 50 divisions. When the two jaws are closed with nothing between them, the reference line of the main scale points at the 4th division of the circular scale. So the gauge shows +4 divisions when it should show zero. A thin wire is now held between the jaws. Five main scale divisions (of 0.5mm each) are visible, and the 23rd circular division is on the reference line. The correct diameter of the wire is