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  2. Kilometre - Wikipedia

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    The kilometre (SI symbol: km; / ˈ k ɪ l ə m iː t ər / or / k ɪ ˈ l ɒ m ə t ər /), spelt kilometer in American and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo-being the SI prefix for 1000).

  3. International System of Units - Wikipedia

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    Here the metric prefix 'kilo-' (symbol 'k') stands for a factor of 1000; thus, 1 km = 1000 m. The SI provides twenty-four metric prefixes that signify decimal powers ranging from 10 −30 to 10 30 , the most recent being adopted in 2022.

  4. Kos (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Kos may also refer to roughly 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) [6] Arthashastra standard unit of kos or krosha is equal to 3075 metres in SI units and 1.91 miles in imperial units. [ 7 ] [ dubious – discuss ]

  5. Nautical mile - Wikipedia

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    The equatorial circumference is slightly longer than the polar circumference – the measurement based on this (⁠ 40,075.017 km / 360 × 60 ⁠ = 1,855.3 metres) is known as the geographical mile. Using the definition ⁠ 1 / 60 ⁠ of a degree of latitude on Mars, a Martian nautical mile equals to 983

  6. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    The basic unit of length in the imperial and U.S. customary systems is the yard, defined as exactly 0.9144 m by international treaty in 1959. [2] [5] Common imperial units and U.S. customary units of length include: [6] thou or mil (1 ⁄ 1000 of an inch) inch (25.4 mm) foot (12 inches, 0.3048 m) yard (3 feet, 0.9144 m)

  7. Metric system - Wikipedia

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    Since all gases have the same volume per mole at a given temperature and pressure far from their points of liquefaction and solidification (see Perfect gas), and air is about ⁠ 1 / 5 ⁠ oxygen (molecular mass 32) and ⁠ 4 / 5 ⁠ nitrogen (molecular mass 28), the density of any near-perfect gas relative to air can be obtained to a good ...

  8. Units of measurement in transportation - Wikipedia

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    kilometre (km) or kilometer is a metric unit used, outside the US, to measure the length of a journey; the international statute mile (mi) is used in the US; 1 mi = 1.609344 km; nautical mile is rarely used to derive units of transportation quantity.

  9. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    The solar flux unit is a unit of spectral irradiance equal to 10 −22 W⋅m −2 ⋅Hz −1 (100 yW⋅m −2 ⋅Hz −1). The nox (nx) is a unit of illuminance equal to 1 millilux (1 mlx). The nit (nt) is a unit of luminance equal to one candela per metre squared (1 cd⋅m −2). The lambert (L) is a unit of luminance equal to 10 4 /π cd⋅m ...