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2. Template:Convert/list of units/length/short list - Wikipedia

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   ftin (feet and inches) ft m (foot m) inch: in in Use of ′ and ″ symbols violates MOSNUM so is not provided. 1.0 in (25 mm) in cm; in mm; Other: nautical mile: nmi nmi the international standard nautical mile For other nautical miles see the full list. 1.0 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) parsec: pc pc 1.0 pc (3.3 ly) light-year: ly ly 1.0 ly (63,000 AU ...

3. 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

4. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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   The centimetre (SI symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −2 metres (⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠ m = 0.01 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 −2 m and 10 −1 m (1 cm and 1 dm). 1 cm – 10 millimeters; 1 cm – 0.39 inches; 1 cm – edge of a square of area 1 cm 2

5. Template:Convert/list of units - Wikipedia

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   ftin (feet and inches) ft m (foot m) inch: in in Use of ′ and ″ symbols violates MOSNUM so is not provided. 1.0 in (25 mm) in cm; in mm; Other: nautical mile: nmi nmi the international standard nautical mile For other nautical miles see the full list. 1.0 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) parsec: pc pc 1.0 pc (3.3 ly) light-year: ly ly 1.0 ly (63,000 AU ...

6. 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]

7. System of units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   In antiquity, systems of measurement were defined locally: the different units might be defined independently according to the length of a king's thumb or the size of his foot, the length of stride, the length of arm, or maybe the weight of water in a keg of specific size, perhaps itself defined in hands and knuckles. The unifying ...

8. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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   The Australian building trades adopted the metric system in 1966 and the units used for measurement of length are meters (m) and millimeters (mm). Centimeters (cm) are avoided as they cause confusion when reading plans.

9. Metric Act of 1866 - Wikipedia

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   Metric Denominations and Value Equivalents in Denominations in Use Myriameter: 10,000 meters: 6.2137 Miles Kilometer: 1,000 meters: 0.62137 Miles or 3,280 Feet & 10 Inches Hectometer: 100 meters: 328 Feet & 1 Inch Dekameter: 10 meters: 393.7 Inches Meter: 1 meter: 39.37 Inches Decimeter: 1 ⁄ 10 meter: 3.937 Inches Centimeter: 1 ⁄ 100 meter ...