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  2. Chinese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Chinese units of measurement, known in Chinese as the shìzhì ("market system"), are the traditional units of measurement of the Han Chinese. Although Chinese numerals have been decimal (base-10) since the Shang, several Chinese measures use hexadecimal (base-16). [citation needed] Local applications have varied, but the Chinese dynasties ...

  3. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Human height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  4. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    171.4 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) 1.07: 17 (N= m:200 f:200) 0.0%: Measured: 2011 [188] [189] [190] Tanzania — 156.6 cm (5 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) — 25–49 (N= f:6,033, SD= f:6.5 cm (2.6 in)) 52.8%: Self-reported: 2004 [32] Thailand: 163.7 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 153.7 cm (5 ft 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.07

  5. Metre-stick - Wikipedia

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    A meterstick divided into 1,000 mm and labeled with 100 cm. A metre-stick, metrestick, [1] or yardstick[2] is either a straightedge or foldable ruler used to measure length, and is especially common in the construction industry. They are often made of wood or plastic, and often have metal or plastic joints so that they can be folded together.

  6. Japanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The traditional units are still used for construction materials in Japan. For example, plywood is usually manufactured in 182 cm × 91 cm (about 72 in × 36 in) sheets known in the trade as saburokuhan (3 × 6版), or 3 × 6 shaku. Each sheet is about the size of one tatami mat. The thicknesses of the sheets, however, are usually measured in ...

  7. Vietnamese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...

  8. History of measurement - Wikipedia

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    History of measurement. The earliest recorded systems of weights and measures originate in the 3rd or 4th millennium BC. Even the very earliest civilizations needed measurement for purposes of agriculture, construction and trade. Early standard units might only have applied to a single community or small region, with every area developing its ...

  9. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    A ruler, depicting two customary units of length, the centimeter and the inch. A unit of length refers to any arbitrarily chosen and accepted reference standard for measurement of length. The most common units in modern use are the metric units, used in every country globally. In the United States the U.S. customary units are also in use.

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