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  2. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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    (9) Nonpareil (6 pt, ≈2.117 mm), (10) Pearl (5 pt, ≈1.764 mm) and (11) Diamond (4.5 pt, 1.5875 mm). Fonts originally consisted of a set of moveable type letterpunches purchased from a type foundry. As early as 1600, the sizes of these types—their "bodies" [1] —acquired traditional names in English, French, German, and Dutch, usually ...

  3. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    The last is typically longer than the foot heel to toe length by 4 ⁄ 3 cm (13.33 mm) to 5 ⁄ 3 cm (16.67 mm), or 2 to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 Paris points, so to determine the shoe size based on actual foot length one must add 2 Paris points.

  4. Academic grading in Germany - Wikipedia

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    6 points 3.7 "ausreichend" (sufficient: an achievement that fulfills the requirements despite flaws) 1.3 4 4 5 points 4.0 1.0 0–49% 4- 4 points 5.0 "mangelhaft" / "ungenügend" / "nicht bestanden" (insufficient / failed: an achievement that does not fulfill requirements due to major flaws) 0.0 5+ 3 points 5 5 2 points 5- 1 point 6 6 0 points

  5. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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    However, 12 Fournier points turned out to be 11 Didot points, [11]: 142–145 giving a Fournier point of about 0.345 mm; later sources [12]: 60–61 state it as being 0.348 75 mm. To avoid confusion between the new and the old sizes, Didot also rejected the traditional names, thus parisienne became corps 5, nonpareille became corps 6, and so on.

  6. Hand evaluation - Wikipedia

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    This method gives very similar results to length points as above except for a hand containing 11 HCP and 5–3–3–2 shape which gives 19 on the Rule of 20 (insufficient to open) but 12 total points by adding 1 length point to the 11 HCP (sufficient to open). Experience and further analysis are needed to decide which is appropriate.

  7. Academic grading in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    The scale is generally further subdivided with intervals of one decimal place, although the use of halves (e.g., 7.5) and quarters (e.g., 7+ or 7−, rounded to 0.8 or 0.3) is also common. Thus, a 6.75 could be written as 7− and count as a 6.8, whereas a 7+ would be a 7.25 and count as a 7.3.

  8. Lions' controversial penalty on 2-point conversion leads to a ...

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    The Lions had two shots at the 2-point conversion after that, due to a Cowboys offsides penalty on the first attempt, but Goff threw incomplete on the last attempt and the Cowboys hung on to win ...

  9. Scoring system development of badminton - Wikipedia

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    The new scoring system shortened games to seven points and decided matches by the best of five games. When the score reached 66, the player who first reached six could elect to set to eight points. [3] The match time remained an issue, since the playing time for the two scoring systems was similar [citation needed]. This experiment was ...