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  2. Cardiac index - Wikipedia

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    The cardiac index (CI) is a hemodynamic measure that represents the cardiac output (CO) of an individual divided by their body surface area (BSA), expressed in liters per minute per square meter (L/min/m²). This parameter provides a more accurate assessment of heart function relative to the size of the individual, as opposed to absolute ...

  3. Percentage - Wikipedia

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    In most forms of English, percent is usually written as two words (per cent), although percentage and percentile are written as one word. [9] In American English, percent is the most common variant [10] (but per mille is written as two words). In the early 20th century, there was a dotted abbreviation form "per cent.", as opposed to "per cent".

  4. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A shampoo label from the U.S. that shows a round metric quantity taking secondary status in parentheses next to non-integer U.S. customary quantity. Metrication is the process of introducing the International System of Units, also known as SI units or the metric system, to replace a jurisdiction's traditional measuring units.

  5. Taiwanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Packaged goods in Taiwan largely use metric measurements but bulk foodstuffs sold in wet markets and supermarkets are typically measured with units derived from traditional Japanese units of mass, which are similar but not equivalent to corresponding Chinese units of mass. Imported goods from the US also retains its weight in ounces, although ...

  6. The rate on the popular U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage will average around 6.0% next year and help to boost new housing construction and stimulate demand for previously owned… NBC Universal 27 ...

  7. Rai, ngan, and tarang wa - Wikipedia

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    One ngan ('work') is equal to 100 square wa, and one rai ('field' or 'plantation') equals 4 ngan or 1 square sen. [1] The units were standardized in square metres when Thailand (then Siam) adopted the metric system in 1923, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] although the Royal Survey Department was already reported in 1908 to be using the metre-based conversion for ...

  8. Per mille - Wikipedia

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    In UK insurance usage, the cost per mille is the rate per £1000 of insured value. [10] In India, the premium per mille is the rate expressed as thousandths of the sum assured. [ 11 ]

  9. Orders of magnitude (area) - Wikipedia

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    1 square zeptometre (zm 2) 1 zm 2 10 −36: 1 square attometre (am 2) 1 am 2 10 −30: 1 square femtometre (fm 2) 1 fm 2 10 −29 66.52 fm 2: Thomson cross-section of the electron [4] 10 −28 100 fm 2: 1 barn, roughly the cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus [5] 10 −24: 1 square picometre (pm 2) 1 pm 2 10 −20: 1 square angstrom (Å 2 ...