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  2. 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.

  3. Thermal transmittance - Wikipedia

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    The average thermal insulance of the "bridged" layer depends upon the fraction of the area taken up by the mortar in comparison with the fraction of the area taken up by the light concrete blocks. To calculate thermal transmittance when there are "bridging" mortar joints it is necessary to calculate two quantities, known as R max and R min .

  4. Newton (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A newton is defined as 1 kg⋅m/s 2 (it is a named derived unit defined in terms of the SI base units). [1]: 137 One newton is, therefore, the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared in the direction of the applied force.

  5. Geometric mean - Wikipedia

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    Example of the geometric mean: (red) is the geometric mean of and , [1] [2] is an example in which the line segment (¯) is given as a perpendicular to ¯. ′ ¯ is the diameter of a circle and ¯ ′ ¯.

  6. Highland County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Since 1955, Highland County has experienced twenty instances of severe hail, which is defined by the National Weather Service as hailstones having a diameter of at least 1 inch (2.5 cm). If the old definition of at least 3 ⁄ 4 inch (1.9 cm) diameter hailstones is considered, the county has experienced twenty-two instances of severe hail ...

  7. Big Butte Creek - Wikipedia

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    Big Butte Creek begins in the Cascade Range near Butte Falls.It flows generally northwest over approximately 12 miles (19 km) to its confluence with the Rogue River. [3] [6] The two main forks of Big Butte Creek, the North Fork and the South Fork, merge at 2,244 feet (684 m) above sea level, [a] while the creek's mouth is located at an elevation of 1,562 feet (476.1 m).

  8. Dagger (mark) - Wikipedia

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    A dagger, obelisk, or obelus † is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. [1] The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species or languages). [2]

  9. Ammonia - Wikipedia

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    Ammonia is an inorganic chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula N H 3.A stable binary hydride and the simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colourless gas with a distinctive pungent smell.