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  2. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.

  3. Pound (mass) - Wikipedia

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    The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.Various definitions have been used; the most common today is the international avoirdupois pound, which is legally defined as exactly 0.453 592 37 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces. [1]

  4. Tonne - Wikipedia

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    In kilograms: 1000 kilograms (kg) by definition. [16] In grams: 1 000 000 grams (g) or 1 megagram (Mg). Megagram is the corresponding official SI unit with the same mass. Mg is distinct from mg, milligram. In pounds: Exactly ⁠ 1000 / 0.453 592 37 ⁠ pounds (lb) by definition of the pound, [17] or approximately 2 204.622 622 lb. [18]

  5. Chinese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 ⁄ 10 000: 50 mg 0.001 764 oz: cash: fēn: 市分: 1 ⁄ 1000: 500 mg 0.017 64 oz: candareen: qián: 市錢: 1 ⁄ 100: 5 g 0.1764 oz mace or Chinese dram: liǎng: 市兩: 1 ⁄ 10: 50 g 1.764 oz tael or Chinese ounce: jīn: 市斤: 1 500 g 1.102 lb catty or Chinese pound formerly 16 liang = 1 jin dàn: 市擔: 100 50 kg 110.2 lb picul or ...

  6. Specific weight - Wikipedia

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    The specific weight, also known as the unit weight (symbol γ, the Greek letter gamma), is a volume-specific quantity defined as the weight W divided by the volume V of a material: = / Equivalently, it may also be formulated as the product of density, ρ, and gravity acceleration, g: = Its unit of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) is newton per cubic metre (N/m 3), with ...

  7. Slug (unit) - Wikipedia

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    One slug is a mass equal to 32.17405 lb (14.59390 kg) based on standard gravity, the international foot, and the avoirdupois pound. [3] In other words, at the Earth's surface (in standard gravity), an object with a mass of 1 slug weighs approximately 32.17405 lbf or 143.1173 N. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

  8. Template:Infobox person/weight - Wikipedia

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    Toggle the table of contents. ... abbr=off}} → 108.1 kg (238.3 lb) output of convert template: 108.1 kilograms (238.3 pounds) |weight={{convert|238.2|lb|kg|2 ...

  9. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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    Human body weight is a person's mass or weight.. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales.