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  2. Inch - Wikipedia

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    The United States retained the ⁠ 1 / 39.37 ⁠-metre definition for surveying, producing a 2 millionth part difference between standard and US survey inches. [47] This is approximately ⁠ 1 / 8 ⁠ inch per mile; 12.7 kilometres is exactly 500,000 standard inches and exactly 499,999 survey inches.

  3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In addition to decimal time, there also exist binary clocks and hexadecimal time. The Swatch Internet Time system is based on Decimal time. Many mechanical stopwatches are of the 'decimal minute' type. These split one minute into 100 units of 0.6s each. This makes addition and subtraction of times easier than using regular seconds.

  4. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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    as a ratio of many parts run to one part rise, which is the inverse of the previous expression (depending on the country and the industry standards). For example, "slopes are expressed as ratios such as 4:1. This means that for every 4 units (feet or metres) of horizontal distance there is a 1 unit (foot or metre) vertical change either up or ...

  5. Soil - Wikipedia

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    Oxidation occurs if there is a loss of electrons in the transfer process while reduction occurs if there is a gain of electrons. Reduction potential is measured in volts or millivolts. Soil microbial communities develop along electron transport chains , forming electrically conductive biofilms , and developing networks of bacterial nanowires .

  6. Chain (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The UK statute chain is 22 yards, which is 66 feet (20.1168 m). This unit is a statute measure in the United Kingdom, defined in the Weights and Measures Act 1985. [6] One link is a hundredth part of a chain, which is 7.92 inches (20.1168 cm).

  7. Cubic inch - Wikipedia

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    The cubic inch (symbol in 3) is a unit of volume in the Imperial units and United States customary units systems. It is the volume of a cube with each of its three dimensions (length, width, and height) being one inch long which is equivalent to 1 ⁄ 231 of a US gallon.

  8. Weights and Measures Acts (UK) - Wikipedia

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    "There shall be but one Weight and one Measure throughout the Realm, saving in the County of Lancaster. The Weight of Wool, and the Refuse thereof." 15 Ric. 2. c. 4. (1391) [46] "There shall be but eight Bushels of Corn striked to the Quarter." 16 Ric. 2. c. 3. (1392) [47] "The Clerk of the Market shall carry with him all his Weights and ...

  9. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    Covering exposed ground in any crawl spaces with 6-mil polyethylene film and maintaining at least 12 to 18 inches (300 to 460 mm) of clearance between the ground and the bottom of framing members above (12 inches to beams or girders, 18 inches to joists or plank flooring members)