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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.
20–29 (N= m:139 f:76, SD= m:6.5 cm (2.6 in) f:5.7 cm (2.2 in)) 33.2%: Measured: 2011 [139] Nigeria: 163.8 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) 1.04: 18–74: 98.6%: Measured: 1994–1996 [93] North Macedonia: 179.2 cm (5 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 164.8 cm (5 ft 5 in) 1.09: 18 (N= m:137 f:132) 1.7%: Measured: 2016 [140] Norway: 179.9 cm (5 ...
The next shortest is Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 election and is 5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (164 cm). The largest height difference between two presidential candidates (out of the candidates whose heights are known) was in the 1860 election , when Abraham Lincoln stood 12 inches (30 cm) taller than opponent Stephen A. Douglas.
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).
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The Egyptian equivalent of the foot—a measure of four palms or 16 digits—was known as the djeser and has been reconstructed as about 30 cm (11.8 in). The Greek foot ( πούς , pous ) had a length of 1 / 600 of a stadion , [ 12 ] one stadion being about 181.2 m (594 ft); [ 13 ] therefore a foot was, at the time, about 302 mm (11.9 in).
In fashion and clothing, a petite size is a standard clothing size designed specifically for women 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) and under. [1] [2] [3] This categorization is not solely based on a woman's height, but also takes into account the proportions of her body. Petite sizes cater to body shapes that typically have shorter limb lengths, narrower ...
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