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  2. Line (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The French ligne or "Paris line", 1 ⁄ 12 of the French inch (French: pouce), 2.256 mm and about 1.06 L. The Portuguese linha, 1 ⁄ 12 of the Portuguese inch or 12 "points" (pontos) or 2.29 mm; The German linie was usually 1 ⁄ 12 of the German inch but sometimes also 1 ⁄ 10 German inch; The Vienna line, 1 ⁄ 12 of a Vienna inch. [14] [15]

  3. Scale ruler - Wikipedia

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    A scale ruler is a tool for measuring lengths and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length; two common examples are an architect's scale and engineer's scale.In scientific and engineering terminology, a device to measure linear distance and create proportional linear measurements is called a scale.

  4. Inch - Wikipedia

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    A fire hydrant marked as 3-inch. The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement.It is equal to ⁠ 1 / 36 ⁠ yard or ⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ of a foot.

  5. Linear scale - Wikipedia

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    The length of the line on the linear scale is equal to the distance represented on the earth multiplied by the map or chart's scale. In most projections, scale varies with latitude, so on small scale maps, covering large areas and a wide range of latitudes, the linear scale must show the scale for the range of latitudes covered by the map. One ...

  6. Surface feet per minute - Wikipedia

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    Surface feet per minute (SFPM or SFM) is the combination of a physical quantity (surface speed) and an imperial and American customary unit (feet per minute or FPM).It is defined as the number of linear feet that a location on a rotating component travels in one minute.

  7. Logarithmic scale - Wikipedia

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    Unlike a linear scale where each unit of distance corresponds to the same increment, on a logarithmic scale each unit of length is a multiple of some base value raised to a power, and corresponds to the multiplication of the previous value in the scale by the base value. In common use, logarithmic scales are in base 10 (unless otherwise specified).

  8. Is the Teamsters protest at Amazon disrupting holiday deliveries?

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    The headline-grabbing protests could also inspire some workers to organize unions at new facilities, posing a future threat to the company's distribution network -- but the protesters appear far ...

  9. Yard - Wikipedia

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    The quarter of a yard (9 inches) was known as the "quarter" without further qualification, while the sixteenth of a yard (2.25 inches) was called a nail. [62] The eighth of a yard (4.5 inches) was sometimes called a finger, [63] but was more commonly referred to simply as an eighth of a yard, while the half-yard (18 inches) was called "half a ...