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  2. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Anthropometric data such as height may be recorded in centimeters. [91] The body mass index (BMI) is expressed in kg/m 2, even though it may be computed from pounds and inches. Even if the medical practice takes height and weight data in terms of SI units, it is almost always discussed with the patient in terms of customary units.

  3. Rebar - Wikipedia

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    These are not considered standard metric sizes, and thus is often referred to as a soft conversion or the "soft metric" size. The US/Imperial bar size system recognizes the use of true metric bar sizes (No. 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 28, 32, 36, 40, 50 and 60 specifically) which indicates the nominal bar diameter in millimeters, as an "alternate size ...

  4. History of Eglin Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    During a brief check-out flight on 6 July by the Flight Section of Materiel Command at Wright Field, with a gross takeoff weight of 56,000 pounds (25,000 kg) and after speed, power and stability tests at 10,000 feet (3,000 m) the test crew concluded the aircraft performance was "essentially the same as other B-24 airplanes", but with an ...

  5. Algorithm - Wikipedia

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    Flowchart of using successive subtractions to find the greatest common divisor of number r and s. In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm (/ ˈ æ l ɡ ə r ɪ ð əm / ⓘ) is a finite sequence of mathematically rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation. [1]

  6. Brazil - Wikipedia

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    In 2024, for the first time, "a drought has covered all the way from the North to the country’s Southeast". It is the strongest drought in Brazil since the beginning of measurement in the 1950s, covering almost 60% of the country's territory. The drought is linked to deforestation and climate change. [188] [189] [190]