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A unit of measurement, or unit of measure, is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. [1] Any other quantity of that kind can be expressed as a multiple of the unit of measurement. [2] For example, a length is a physical quantity.
Note 4] When she was first commissioned, she carried, ten 6-pounder (2.7 kg) guns on the quarterdeck and two on the forecastle, 30 number 12-pounder (5.4 kg) guns on the upper deck, 28 number 24-pounder (11 kg) guns on the middle deck and 30 number 42-pounder (19 kg) guns on the lower deck, but her ordnance changed a number of times during her ...