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  2. Prime (symbol) - Wikipedia

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    The prime symbol ′ is commonly used to represent feet (ft), and the double prime ″ is used to represent inches (in). [2] The triple prime ‴, as used in watchmaking, represents a ligne (1 ⁄ 12 of a "French" inch, or pouce, about 2.26 millimetres or 0.089 inches). [3] Primes are also used for angles.

  3. Talk:Prime (symbol) - Wikipedia

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    The triple prime was used in the result of multiplying feet & inches by feet & inches to get an area. 1st feet & inches by 2nd feet + 2nd feet & inches by 1st feet &c. gives 3 N° marked single, double & triple prime. 86.144.106.83 10:41, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

  4. Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode - Wikipedia

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    greek beta symbol u+03d1: ϑ: greek theta symbol u+03d2: ϒ: greek upsilon with hook symbol u+03d5: ϕ: greek phi symbol u+03f0: ϰ: greek kappa symbol u+03f1: ϱ: greek rho symbol u+03f4: ϴ: greek capital theta symbol u+03f5: ϵ: greek lunate epsilon symbol u+03f6 ϶ greek reversed lunate epsilon symbol

  5. Slide rule - Wikipedia

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    Some engineering students and engineers carried ten-inch slide rules in belt holsters, a common sight on campuses even into the mid-1970s. Until the advent of the pocket digital calculator, students also might keep a ten- or twenty-inch rule for precision work at home or the office [24] while carrying a five-inch pocket slide rule around with them.

  6. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The foot is legally recognized in the United Kingdom; road distance signs must use imperial units (however, distances on road signs are always marked in miles or yards, not feet; bridge clearances are given in meters as well as feet and inches), while its usage is widespread among the British public as a measurement of height.

  7. Crowd crush kills 35 children at funfair in Nigeria, police say

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    At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in the Nigerian city of Ibadan on Wednesday, police said.

  8. Zion Williamson out indefinitely after being diagnosed with ...

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    The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that forward Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. Medical imaging taken this morning confirmed the injury.

  9. Man documents inflated grocery prices in Alaskan hometown ...

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    In the most recent video, Magdanz described his visit to the newest grocery store in Kotzebue, recording some food and drink prices there.. Butter was on sale for $8.14 per pound, a quart of ...