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See Weight for detail of mass/weight distinction and conversion. Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.
Length (system unit unit-code symbol or abbrev. notes sample default conversion combination output units SI: megametre: Mm Mm US spelling: megameter 1.0 Mm (620 mi) kilometre
{{Convert}} uses unit-codes, which are similar to, but not necessarily exactly the same as, the usual written abbreviation for a given unit. These unit-codes are displayed in column 3 of the following tables. These are accepted as input by {{convert}} as the second and third unnamed parameters: {{convert|100|kg|lb}} → 100 kilograms (220 lb)
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1 megameter 2.38 Mm Diameter of dwarf planet Pluto, formerly the smallest planet category [note 2] in the Solar System 3.48 Mm Diameter of the Moon: 5.2 Mm Typical distance covered by the winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans automobile endurance race 6.259 Mm Length of the Great Wall of China: 6.371 Mm Average radius of Earth: 6.378 Mm
The term furlong, or shot, was also used to describe a grouping of adjacent strips within an open field. [3] Among the early Anglo-Saxons, the rod was the fundamental unit of land measurement. A furlong was 40 rods; an acre 4 by 40 rods, or 4 rods by 1 furlong, and thus 160 square rods; there are 10 acres in a square furlong.
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