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  2. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  3. Periodic table - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the Roman numerals were followed by either an "A" if the group was in the s-or p-block, or a "B" if the group was in the d-block. The Roman numerals used correspond to the last digit of today's naming convention (e.g. the group 4 elements were group IVB, and the group 14 elements were group IVA).

  4. Human - Wikipedia

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    The typical height of an adult human is between 1.4 and 1.9 m (4 ft 7 in and 6 ft 3 in), although this varies significantly depending on sex, ethnic origin, and family bloodlines. [246] [247] Body size is partly determined by genes and is also significantly influenced by environmental factors such as diet, exercise, and sleep patterns. [248]

  5. Check out the meaning behind the 2024 Oxford Word of ... - AOL

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    "Brain rot" is not a medical term. So, what is it? Check out the meaning of the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year

  6. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    The study uses a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate the trends in mean height from 1985 to 2019. 1,344 academics having collated the results of 2,181 studies covering 65 million people. [219] Their findings are based on selected material rather than all available.

  7. Roman numerals - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, Roman numerals are sometimes used to denote the groups of the periodic table, but this has officially been deprecated in favour of Arabic numerals. [70] They are also used in the IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry , for the oxidation number of cations which can take on several different positive charges.

  8. ‘Brain rot’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2024 - AOL

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    The frequency of the word’s usage increased by 230 per cent between 2023 and 2024. “‘Brain rot’ speaks to one of the perceived dangers of virtual life, and how we are using our free time.

  9. Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year 2024 is all about ...

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    Cambridge Dictionary has put it out to the universe, naming “manifest” as its word of the year for 2024. ... In the early 20th century it started to be used to mean “to make something happen ...