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  2. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    ≡ 1 ⁄ 3 m ≡ 0. 3 m foot (International) ft ≡ 0.3048 m ≡ 1 ⁄ 3 yd ≡ 12 inches ≡ 0.3048 m foot (Sear's) (H) ft (Sear) ≈ 0.304 799 47 m: foot (US Survey) ft (US) ≡ 1200 ⁄ 3937 m [5] ≈ 0.304 800 610 m: french; charriere: F ≡ 1 ⁄ 3 mm = 0. 3 × 10 −3 m furlong: fur ≡ 10 chains = 660 ft = 220 yd [4] = 201.168 m hand ...

  3. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    The basic unit of length in the imperial and U.S. customary systems is the yard, defined as exactly 0.9144 m by international treaty in 1959. [2] [5] Common imperial units and U.S. customary units of length include: [6] thou or mil (1 ⁄ 1000 of an inch) inch (25.4 mm) foot (12 inches, 0.3048 m) yard (3 feet, 0.9144 m)

  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.

  5. Human height - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. 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.

  7. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    There are anecdotal objections to the use of metric units in carpentry and the building trades, on the basis that it is easier to remember an integer number of inches plus a fraction than a measurement in millimeters, [9] or that foot-inch measurements are more suitable when distances are frequently divided into halves, thirds, and quarters ...

  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. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    Metric units are units based on the metre, gram or second and decimal (power of ten) multiples or sub-multiples of these. According to Schadow and McDonald, [ 1 ] metric units, in general, are those units "defined 'in the spirit' of the metric system, that emerged in late 18th century France and was rapidly adopted by scientists and engineers.