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  2. Positional notation - Wikipedia

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    (465 7 = 243 10) 10 b = b for any base b, since 10 b = 1×b 1 + 0×b 0. For example, 10 2 = 2; 10 3 = 3; 10 16 = 16 10. Note that the last "16" is indicated to be in base 10. The base makes no difference for one-digit numerals. This concept can be demonstrated using a diagram. One object represents one unit.

  3. List of physical quantities - Wikipedia

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    Measure of magnetism, taking account of the strength and the extent of a magnetic field: weber (Wb) L 2 M T −2 I −1: scalar Mass fraction: x: Mass of a substance as a fraction of the total mass kg/kg 1: intensive (Mass) Density (or volume density) ρ: Mass per unit volume kg/m 3: L −3 M: intensive Mean lifetime: τ: Average time for a ...

  4. Scientific notation - Wikipedia

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    While base ten is normally used for scientific notation, powers of other bases can be used too, [25] base 2 being the next most commonly used one. For example, in base-2 scientific notation, the number 1001 b in binary (=9 d) is written as 1.001 b × 2 d 11 b or 1.001 b × 10 b 11 b using binary numbers (or shorter 1.001 × 10 11 if binary ...

  5. Significant figures - Wikipedia

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    σ x should usually be quoted to only one or two significant figures, as more precision is unlikely to be reliable or meaningful: 1.79 ± 0.06 (correct), 1.79 ± 0.96 (correct), 1.79 ± 1.96 (incorrect). The digit positions of the last significant figures in x best and σ x are the same, otherwise the consistency is lost. For example, "1.79 ± ...

  6. Base unit of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A base unit of measurement (also referred to as a base unit or fundamental unit) is a unit of measurement adopted for a base quantity.A base quantity is one of a conventionally chosen subset of physical quantities, where no quantity in the subset can be expressed in terms of the others.

  7. Metric system - Wikipedia

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    For example, the base unit of length is the metre, and distances much longer or much shorter than 1 metre are measured in units that are powers of 10 times a metre. This is unlike older systems of units in which the ratio between the units for longer and shorter distances varied: there are 12 inches in a foot, but the number of 5,280 feet in a ...

  8. 5 types of winter squash you should start eating now - AOL

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    After a summer full of grilled zucchini and yellow squash, now is the perfect time to switch things up and cook some winter squash. So what exactly sets summer and winter squash varieties apart?

  9. Logarithmic scale - Wikipedia

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    Unlike a linear scale where each unit of distance corresponds to the same increment, on a logarithmic scale each unit of length is a multiple of some base value raised to a power, and corresponds to the multiplication of the previous value in the scale by the base value. In common use, logarithmic scales are in base 10 (unless otherwise specified).