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2. Letter (paper size) - Wikipedia

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   The precise origins of the dimensions of US letter-size paper (8.5 × 11 in) are not known. The American Forest & Paper Association says that the standard US dimensions have their origin in the days of manual papermaking, the 11-inch length of the standard paper being about a quarter of "the average maximum stretch of an experienced vatman's arms". [2]

3. Printing and writing paper - Wikipedia

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   US Paper Sizes Size Width x Height (mm) Width x Height (in) Aspect Ratio Half Letter 140 x 216 5.5 x 8.5 1:1.5455 ... 11.0 x 17.0 1:1.5455 A3 C

4. Paper size - Wikipedia

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   It has the height of Canadian P4 paper (215 mm × 280 mm, about 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 11 in) and the width of international A4 paper (210 mm × 297 mm or 8.27 in × 11.69 in), i.e. it uses the smaller value among the two for each side. The table shows how this format can be generalized into an entire format series.

5. Paper - Wikipedia

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   Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically ... 8.5 in × 11 in (216 mm × 279 mm) paper weighs 5 pounds because it has ... A1 is half the size of a sheet ...

6. Foolscap folio - Wikipedia

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   Today in the United States, a half-foolscap sized paper for printing is standardized to 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 14 inches (216 mm × 356 mm), widely available and sold as "legal sized paper" for printing, writing, note-taking etc. A full foolscap size paper of 14 by 17 inches (356 mm × 432 mm) is also widely available for arts and crafts etc. alongside ...

7. ISO 216 - Wikipedia

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   Then, the size of A5 paper is half of A4, i.e. 148 mm × 210 mm (5.8 in × 8.3 in). [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The geometric rationale for using the square root of 2 is to maintain the aspect ratio of each subsequent rectangle after cutting or folding an A-series sheet in half, perpendicular to the larger side.