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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The centimetre (SI symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −2 metres (⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠ m = 0.01 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists lengths between 10 −2 m and 10 −1 m (1 cm and 1 dm).

  3. Display size - Wikipedia

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    On 2D displays, such as computer monitors and TVs, display size or viewable image size (VIS) refers to the physical size of the area where pictures and videos are displayed. The size of a screen is usually described by the length of its diagonal , which is the distance between opposite corners, typically measured in inches.

  4. Optimum HDTV viewing distance - Wikipedia

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    Find the optimal distance for a given screen. Example: for a 4K UHD screen 140 cm high (112 inches diagonal), the optimal distance is 140 × 1.6 = 224 cm. Find the right screen size. Example: for a 1080 HDTV used at a distance of 250 cm, you need to find a screen whose height is close to ⁠ 250 / 3.2 ⁠ = 78 cm (63 inches diagonally).

  5. Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    The following graphic illustrates how big the English Wikipedia might be if the articles (without images and other multimedia content) were to be printed and bound in book form with a format similar to Encyclopædia Britannica. Each volume is assumed to be 25 cm (9.8 in) tall, 5 cm (2.0 in) thick, and containing 1,600,000 words or 8,000,000 ...

  6. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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    During the metrication of France amid its revolution, a 1799 law declared the meter to be exactly 443.296 French lines long. This established a length to the royal foot of 9000 ⁄ 27 706 m or about 325 mm. The Truchet point therefore became equal to 15 625 ⁄ 83 118 mm or about 0.187 986 mm. It has also been cited as exactly 0.188 mm.

  7. List of tablet PC dimensions and case sizes - Wikipedia

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    Tablet cases sizes Tablet PC Height Width Depth Screen Case size Acer Iconia Tab A500 [1]: 10.2 in (260 mm) 7 in (180 mm) 0.52 in (13 mm) 10.1 in (260 mm)

  8. Wright Glider - Wikipedia

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    Measuring 6 feet (1.8 m) long and 16 inches (41 cm) square, the wind was provided by a fan, connected by gears to a small internal combustion engine, all designed and built by the brothers. The resulting new glider, according to Wilbur, was "...32 feet (9.8 m) x 5 feet (1.5 m) spreading an area of 305 square feet (28.3 m 2 ) altogether.

  9. Kaaba - Wikipedia

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    It is 1.31 m (4 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in height and 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in width, and is composed of white marble. The space between the hatīm and the Kaaba was originally part of the Kaaba, and is thus not entered during the tawaf. al-Multazam, the roughly 2 m (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) space