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  2. Pace (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States the pace is an uncommon customary unit of length denoting a brisk single step and equal to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet or 30.0 inches or 76.2 centimetres. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Ancient Roman pace ( Latin : passus ) was notionally the distance of a full stride from the position of one heel where it raised off of the ground to where it set ...

  3. Span (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek texts show that the span was used as a fixed measure in ancient Greece since at least archaic period.The word spithame (Greek: "σπιθαμή"), "span", [4] is attested in the work of Herodotus [5] in the 5th century BC; however, the span was used in Greece long before that, since the word trispithamos (Greek: "τρισπίθαμος"), "three spans long", [6] occurs as early as ...

  4. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    2.817 940 285 (31) × 10 −15 [18] The Compton wavelength of the electron λ C: 2.426 310 215 (18) × 10 −12 [18] The reduced Compton wavelength of the electron λ C: 3.861 592 6764 (18) × 10 −13 [19] The Compton wavelength (or reduced Compton wavelength) of any fundamental particle λ x: The Bohr radius of the hydrogen atom (Atomic unit ...

  5. Ancient Roman units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Using the value 296 mm (11.7 in) for the Roman foot, an amphora quadrantal can be computed at approximately 25.9 L (5.7 imp gal; 6.8 US gal), so a sextarius (by the same method) would theoretically measure 540.3 ml (19.02 imp fl oz; 18.27 US fl oz), which is about 95% of an imperial pint (568 ml).

  6. League (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In the early Hispanic settlements of New Mexico, Texas, California, and Colorado, a league was also a unit of area, defined as 25 million square varas or about 4,428.4 acres. [9] This usage of league is referenced frequently in the Texas Constitution. So defined, a league of land would encompass a square that is one Spanish league on each side.

  7. Military step - Wikipedia

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    Half Step March or Cut the pace: This is a US march pace. It is at the same tempo as Quick Time, but instead of 30 inches, the step is 15 inches. Double March: This is essentially a moderate jog at approximately 180 36 inch paces (British armed services: 40 inch) per minute.

  8. Who got the most and least snow this winter? - AOL

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    Totals in these areas are over 10 feet so far this winter. ... With only 8.1 inches of snow so far this season, they are 9.2 inches below the historical average. With 12.9 inches -- more than a ...

  9. Inch - Wikipedia

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    Subdivisions of an inch are typically written using dyadic fractions with odd number numerators; for example, two and three-eighths of an inch would be written as ⁠2 + 3 / 8 ⁠ ″ and not as 2.375″ nor as ⁠2 + 6 / 16 ⁠ ″. However, for engineering purposes fractions are commonly given to three or four places of decimals and have been ...