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  2. Taiwanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    3.030 cm ⁠ 1250 / 37,719 ⁠ yd: 1.193 in Taiwanese inch; Same as Japanese Sun: Chhioh: Chhak: Chǐ: 尺: 1 ⁠ 10 / 33 ⁠ m: 30.30 cm ⁠ 12,500 / 37,719 ⁠ yd: 11.93 in Taiwanese foot; Same as Japanese Shaku: Tn̄g: Chhong: Zhàng: 丈: 10 ⁠ 100 / 33 ⁠ m: 3.030 m ⁠ 125,000 / 37,719 ⁠ yd: 9 ft 11.3 in Taiwanese fathom; Same as ...

  3. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).

  4. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    40 sers = 1 maund (= 34 kg 8 hg 3 dag 5g 9 dg 2.6 cg /34.835926 kilograms) 1 rattī = 1.75 grains (= 0.11339825 gram/113 milligrams 398 1/4 micrograms 4 attograms ) (1 grain = 0.064799 gram) From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams.

  5. Metric system - Wikipedia

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    For example, a length that is significantly longer or shorter than 1 metre can be represented in units that are a power of 10 or 1000 metres. This differs from many older systems in which the ratio of different units varied. For example, 12 inches is one foot, but the larger unit in the same system, the mile is not a power of 12 feet. It is ...

  6. Vietnamese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The nén is also given in one source as 375 grams (13.2 oz), [25] but this value conflicts with the lạng from the same source at 37.8 grams (1.33 oz). The 375-gram value is consistent with the system of units for measuring precious metals. The đồng is also called đồng cân, to distinguish it from monetary uses. [25]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Gram - Wikipedia

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    The gram (originally gramme; [1] SI unit symbol g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.. Originally defined in 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre [1 cm 3], and at the temperature of melting ice", [2] the defining temperature (≈0 °C) was later changed to 4 °C ...

  9. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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    Human body weight is a person's mass or weight.. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales.