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2. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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   The factor–label method can convert only unit quantities for which the units are in a linear relationship intersecting at 0 (ratio scale in Stevens's typology). Most conversions fit this paradigm. An example for which it cannot be used is the conversion between the Celsius scale and the Kelvin scale (or the Fahrenheit scale). Between degrees ...

3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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   3.78 cm – amount of distance the Moon moves away from Earth each year [113] 4.3 cm – minimum diameter of a golf ball [114] 5 cm – usual diameter of a chicken egg; 5 cm – height of a hummingbird, the smallest-known bird; 5.08 cm – 2 inches, 5.5 × 5.5 × 5.5 cm – dimensions of a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube; 6.1 cm – average height of an apple

4. Help:Convert units - Wikipedia

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   Metric prefixes; Text Symbol Factor or; yotta Y 10 24: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: zetta Z 10 21: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: exa E 10 18: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000: peta P 10 15: 1 000 000 000 000 000: tera T

5. Template:Convert - Wikipedia

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   Converts measurements to other units. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Value 1 The value to convert. Number required From unit 2 The unit for the provided value. Suggested values km2 m2 cm2 mm2 ha sqmi acre sqyd sqft sqin km m cm mm mi yd ft in kg g mg lb oz m/s km/h mph K C F m3 cm3 mm3 L mL cuft ...

6. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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   The National Institute of Standards and Technology formerly contended that customary area units are defined in terms of the square survey foot, not the square international foot, [17] but from 2023 it states that "although historically defined using the U.S. survey foot, the statute mile can be defined using either definition of the foot, as is ...

7. Inch - Wikipedia

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   The United States adopted the conversion factor 1 metre = 39.37 inches by an act in 1866. [30] In 1893, Mendenhall ordered the physical realization of the inch to be based on the international prototype metres numbers 21 and 27, which had been received from the CGPM, together with the previously adopted conversion factor. [31]

8. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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   Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is in-between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. A centimetre or centimeter (US/Philippine spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠. [1]

9. Metrication in Australia - Wikipedia

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   Dressed timber is often sold in lengths such as 1.8, 2.4, 3.0, and 3.6 metres, each multiples of 300 mm, approximating foot-length increments, [26] while pipes and conduits may be specified as having diameters of 12, 19, 25, and 32 mm (based on "soft" conversions of 0.5, 0.75, 1, and 1.25 inches).