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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    13 things in the gigameter group Upper part: Gamma Orionis, Algol B, the Sun (centre), and other objects to scale. The gigametre (SI symbol: Gm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1 000 000 000 meters (10 9 m). To help compare different distances this section lists lengths starting at 10 9 meters (1 gigameter (Gm) or 1 billion ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Template:Height - Wikipedia

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    The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...

  5. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    Metric units are units based on the metre, gram or second and decimal (power of ten) multiples or sub-multiples of these. According to Schadow and McDonald, [1] metric units, in general, are those units "defined 'in the spirit' of the metric system, that emerged in late 18th century France and was rapidly adopted by scientists and engineers.

  6. List of obsolete units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid inch – a unit of length, believed to be equal to 1 ⁄ 25 of the cubit; Rod; Sana lamjel; Spat – a unit of length equal to 1,000,000,000 km (620,000,000 mi) Stadion; Step; Unglie; Vara – an Aragonese, Spanish, and Portuguese unit [3] Yojana – a Vedic measure of distance used in ancient India. Its value was about 10 km (6.2 mi ...

  7. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Rack units are typically denoted without a space between the number of units and the 'U'. Thus, a 4U server enclosure (case) is seven inches (177.8 mm) high, or more practically, built to occupy a vertical space seven inches high, with sufficient clearance to allow movement of adjacent hardware.

  8. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    Thickness of aluminum foil is measured in mils (1 ⁄ 1000 inch, or 0.0254 mm) in the United States. Cross-sectional area of electrical wire is measured in circular mils in the U.S. and Canada, one circular mil (cmil) being equal to 5.067 × 10 −4 mm 2 (or 7.854 × 10 −7 in 2 ).

  9. Medieval weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    In Quebec, the surveys in French units were converted using the relationship 1 pied (of the French variety; the same word is used for English feet as well) = 12.789 inches (of English origin). Thus a square arpent was 5299296.0804 in 2 or about 36,801 ft 2 or 0.8448 acre.