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  2. Scale ruler - Wikipedia

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    A scale ruler is a tool for measuring lengths and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length; two common examples are an architect's scale and engineer's scale.In scientific and engineering terminology, a device to measure linear distance and create proportional linear measurements is called a scale.

  3. 1:64 scale - Wikipedia

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    The 1:64 scale is a traditional scale for models and miniatures, in which one unit (such as an inch or a centimeter) on the model represents 64 units on the actual object. It is also known as the "three-sixteenths scale" since 3/16 of an inch represents one foot.

  4. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    Tamiya Tamiya 56301 RC 1:14 King Hauler, RC Tractor Trucks 1:14 Scale. 1:13.71: 22.225 mm Model railway scratchbuilders' scale at 7 ⁄ 8 inches to a foot, commonly used with 45 mm gauge track to represent 2 ft gauge prototypes. 1:13: 59 ⁄ 64 in: 23.44 mm Aurora "Monster Scenes" and "Prehistoric Scenes" Kits. 1:12: 1 in: 25.40 mm: Plastic ...

  5. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In the Zork series of games, the Great Underground Empire has its own system of measurements, the most frequently referenced of which is the bloit. Defined as the distance the king's favorite pet can run in one hour (spoofing a popular legend about the history of the foot), the length of the bloit varies dramatically, but the one canonical conversion to real-world units puts it at ...

  6. Help:Convert - Wikipedia

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    By default, the output value is rounded to adjust its precision to match that of the input. An input such as 1234 is interpreted as 1234 ± 0.5, while 1200 is interpreted as 1200 ± 50, and the output value is displayed accordingly, taking into account the scale factor used in the conversion.

  7. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    One brass is exactly 100 square feet (9.29 m 2) area (used in measurement of work done or to be done, such as plastering, painting, etc.). The same word is used, however, for 100 cubic feet (2.83 m 3) of estimated or supplied loose material, such as sand, gravel, rubble, etc

  8. Help:Convert units - Wikipedia

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    Read; Edit; View history ... thousand square metres (1.328 million square feet) {{convert|1.23 ... 13.2 and 16.0 hands; 54 and 64 in) {{convert|9.2|hand}} → 9.2 ...

  9. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    A ruler, depicting two customary units of length, the centimeter and the inch A unit of length refers to any arbitrarily chosen and accepted reference standard for measurement of length. The most common units in modern use are the metric units , used in every country globally.