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  2. Metrication in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia uses metric paper sizes for office use and home printing (most commonly A4 size, being 210 × 297 mm) [49] However, the term dots per inch (dpi) is still used when referring to printing resolution. [50] The photo printing industry uses both imperial and metric sizes for photograph dimensions (e.g. 4 × 6 inches as well as 10 × 15 cm).

  3. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    Standard metric foot sizes can be converted to the nearest Paris point (2 ⁄ 3 cm) sizes using approximate conversion tables; shoes are marked with both foot length in millimetres, as for pointe ballet shoe sizes, and last length in European Paris point sizes (although such converted Stichmaß sizes may come 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 size smaller than ...

  4. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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    Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity. This is also often loosely taken to include replacement of a quantity with a corresponding quantity that describes the same physical property ...

  5. Twenty-foot equivalent unit - Wikipedia

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    The twenty-foot equivalent unit (abbreviated TEU or teu) is a general unit of cargo capacity, often used for container ships and container ports. [1] It is based on the volume of a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) intermodal container, a standard-sized metal box that can be easily transferred between different modes of transportation, such as ships, trains, and trucks.

  6. Metrication - Wikipedia

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    Metrication or metrification is the act or process of converting to the metric system of measurement. [ 1 ] All over the world, countries have transitioned from local and traditional units of measurement to the metric system. This process began in France during the 1790s, and has persistently advanced over two centuries, accumulating into 95% ...

  7. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The foot (standard symbol: ft) [ 1 ][ 2 ] is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly used to represent the foot. [ 3 ] In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet. Since an international agreement in ...

  8. 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.

  9. List of gauge conversions - Wikipedia

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    1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ) 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in ) 2016–present. Australia. In Victoria, several wheat lines amounting to about 1,100 km (680 mi) of track, were (or are to be) converted to standard gauge, including: [6] Maryborough to Mildura, Yelta and Murrayville; Sea Lake and Manangatang.