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  2. Template:Infobox person/weight - Wikipedia

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    |weight=108-111 kg → 108–111 kg (238–245 lb) |weight=238-245 lb → 238–245 lb (108–111 kg) |weight=17-18 st → 17–18 st (238–252 lb; 108–114 kg) If a template uses {{Infobox person/weight|{{{weight}}}|kg-stlb=yes}}, then an article using that template with an input in kg will display two conversions: lb followed by st/lb ...

  3. Help:Convert units - Wikipedia

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    Metric prefixes; Text Symbol Factor or; yotta Y 10 24: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: zetta Z 10 21: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: exa E 10 18: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000: peta P 10 15: 1 000 000 000 000 000: tera T

  4. Kilogram - Wikipedia

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    The kilogram (also spelled kilogramme [1]) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. [1] The word "kilogram" is formed from the combination of the metric prefix kilo- (meaning one thousand) and gram ; [ 2 ] it is colloquially shortened to " kilo " (plural "kilos").

  5. Units of measurement in transportation - Wikipedia

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    kilogram (kg), the standard SI unit of mass. tonne (t), a non- SI but an accepted metric unit, defined as 1,000 kilograms . " short ton " is used in the US; 1 short ton = 2,000 pounds = 0.907 tonnes.

  6. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    The kilogram is the only standard unit to include an SI prefix (kilo-) as part of its name. The gram (10 −3 kg) is an SI derived unit of mass. However, the names of all SI mass units are based on gram, rather than on kilogram; thus 10 3 kg is a megagram (10 6 g), not a *kilokilogram.

  7. Weight transfer - Wikipedia

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    This would be more properly referred to as load transfer, [1] [3] and that is the expression used in the motorcycle industry, [4] [5] while weight transfer on motorcycles, to a lesser extent on automobiles, and cargo movement on either is due to a change in the CoM location relative to the wheels. This article uses this latter pair of definitions.

  8. Mass versus weight - Wikipedia

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    For example, in retail commerce, the "net weight" of products actually refers to mass, and is expressed in mass units such as grams or ounces (see also Pound: Use in commerce). Conversely, the load index rating on automobile tires, which specifies the maximum structural load for a tire in kilograms, refers to weight; that is, the force due to ...

  9. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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    The factor–label method can convert only unit quantities for which the units are in a linear relationship intersecting at 0 (ratio scale in Stevens's typology). Most conversions fit this paradigm. An example for which it cannot be used is the conversion between the Celsius scale and the Kelvin scale (or the Fahrenheit scale). Between degrees ...