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  2. Slide rule - Wikipedia

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    Though similar in name and appearance to a standard ruler, the slide rule is not meant to be used for measuring length or drawing straight lines. Nor is it designed for addition or subtraction, which is usually performed using other methods, like using an abacus.

  3. Ruler - Wikipedia

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    A variety of rulers A carpenter's rule Retractable flexible rule or tape measure A closeup of a steel ruler A ruler in combination with a letter scale. A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale or a line gauge or metre/meter stick, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a length is read from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. [1]

  4. Ruler (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A ruler is a device used to measure distances or draw straight lines. Ruler may also refer to: A person who wields significant or total political power; Ruler, a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action film; Ruler (gamer), stage name of League of Legends player Park Jae-hyuk; Ruler (horse), a racehorse

  5. Slide rule scale - Wikipedia

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    The slider's scales may be visible from the back or the slider may need to be slid right out and replaced facing the other way round. A cursor (also called runner or glass) containing one (or more) hairlines [ note 2 ] may be slid along the whole rule so that corresponding readings, front and back, can be taken from the various scales on the ...

  6. List of presentation programs - Wikipedia

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    Apache OpenOffice Impress - Linux, macOS, Windows; Beamer - Unix-like, Windows; Calligra Stage - Linux, Windows; Collabora Online - Android, ChromeOS, iOS, iPadOS ...

  7. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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    The point was first established by the Milanese typographer, Francesco Torniella da Novara (c. 1490 – 1589) in his 1517 alphabet, L'Alfabeto.The construction of the alphabet is the first based on logical measurement called "Punto," which corresponds to the ninth part of the height of the letters or the thickness of the principal stroke.

  8. Imperial, royal and noble ranks - Wikipedia

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    Teigne, ruler of Baol, previously a pre-colonial Serer kingdom. Tlahtloāni, the Classical Nahuatl term for the ruler of an āltepētl, a pre-Hispanic city-state in Mesoamerica, variously translated in English as "king," "ruler," (or "speaker" in the political sense). A siwātlahtoāni is a female ruler, or queen regnant. [14]

  9. Agate (typography) - Wikipedia

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    An agate or ruby is a unit of typographical measure. It is 5.5 typographical points, or about 1 ⁄ 13 inch (1.94 mm). It can refer either to the height of a line of type or to a font that is 5.5 points.