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  2. Milliradian - Wikipedia

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    If using the metric unit meters for distance and the imperial unit inches for target size, one has to multiply by a factor of 25.4, since one inch is defined as 25.4 millimeters. distance in meters = target in inches angle in mrad × 25.4 {\displaystyle {\text{distance in meters}}={\frac {\text{target in inches}}{\text{angle in mrad}}}\times 25.4}

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    215 Mm – diameter of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Solar System; 257 Mm – diameter of TrES-4, one of the largest exoplanets; 260 Mm – diameter of the Barnard's Star; 272 Mm – diameter of WASP-12b; 299.792 Mmone light-second; the distance light travels in vacuum in one second (see speed of light) 314 Mm – diameter of ...

  4. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Horizontal pitch (HP) is a unit of length defined by the Eurocard printed circuit board standard used to measure the horizontal width of rack mounted electronic equipment, similar to the rack unit (U) used to measure vertical heights of rack mounted equipment. One HP is 0.2 inches (1/5") or 5.08 millimetres wide.

  5. Rugby league playing field - Wikipedia

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    A rugby league pitch (or field) is 68 m (74 yards) wide and 112–122 m (122–133 yards) long. The try lines (or goal lines) stand 100 m (110 yards) apart. On each one is a goal post that is 5.5 m (6 yards) wide and at least 16 m (17 yards) high, with a crossbar set 3 m (3.3 yards) above the ground.

  6. Steve (Minecraft) - Wikipedia

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    Steve is one of nine default character skins that are available to new players of Minecraft. [16] [17] A skin is the appearance of the player's avatar that represents the player in the game world, which can be changed, altered, or replaced by the player. [18]

  7. Guz - Wikipedia

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    By 1875, the average value of the guz in Bengal was 36 inches (1.0 yd; 910 mm), but was 33 inches (840 mm) in Madras and 27 inches (690 mm) in Bombay. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] By the 20th century, the guz was uniformly quoted as being equal in length to one yard in the English system , or 0.91 metres in the metric system . [ 3 ]

  8. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    Mommes (mm), traditionally used to measure silk fabrics, the weight in pounds of a piece of fabric if it were sized 45 inches by 100 yards (1.2 m by 90 m). One momme = 4.340 g/m 2; 8 mommes is approximately 1 ounce per square yard or 35 g/m 2.

  9. Artificial turf - Wikipedia

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    Unsurprisingly, fans complained that the football was awful to watch and, one by one, the clubs returned to natural grass. [19] In the 1990s, many North American soccer clubs also removed their artificial surfaces and re-installed grass, while others moved to new stadiums with state-of-the-art grass surfaces that were designed to withstand cold ...