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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The micrometre (SI symbol: μm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −6 metres (⁠ 1 / 1 000 000 ⁠ m = 0. 000 001 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists some items with lengths between 10 −6 and 10 −5 m (between 1 and 10 micrometers , or μm).

  3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    [25] [26] The standard FIFA football pitch for international matches is 105 m (344 ft) long by 68 m (223 ft) wide (7,140 m 2 or 0.714 ha or 1.76 acres); FIFA allows for a variance of up to 5 m (16.4 ft) in length in either direction and 7 m (23.0 ft) more or 4 m (13.1 ft) less in width (and larger departures if the pitch is not used for ...

  4. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Volume was measured in ngogn (equal to 1000 cubic potrzebies), mass in blintz (equal to the mass of 1 ngogn of halva, which is "a form of pie [with] a specific gravity of 3.1416 and a specific heat of .31416"), and time in seven named units (decimal powers of the average earth rotation, equal to 1 "clarke"). The system also features such units ...

  5. History of the metric system - Wikipedia

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    The are (100 m 2) for area [of land] The stère (1 m 3) for volume of firewood; The litre (1 dm 3) for volumes of liquid; The gramme, for mass—defined as the mass of one cubic centimetre of water; The franc, for currency. Historical note: only the metre and (kilo)gramme defined here went on to become part of later metric systems.

  6. Taiwanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    feet Metric US & Imperial Notes Taiwanese Hokkien Hakka Mandarin Character Exact Approx. Exact Approx. Hun: Fûn: Fēn: 分: 1 ⁄ 100 ⁠ 1 / 330 ⁠ m: 3.030 mm ⁠ 125 / 37,719 ⁠ yd: 0.1193 in Same as Japanese Bu: Chhùn: Chhun: Cùn: 寸: 1 ⁄ 10 ⁠ 1 / 33 ⁠ m: 3.030 cm ⁠ 1250 / 37,719 ⁠ yd: 1.193 in Taiwanese inch; Same as ...

  7. Historical Russian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The system existed since Kievan Rus' ... = 2.48 m / 2.4892 m to be exact, since 1 Kosaya Sazhen is equal to 3.5 ... As in many ancient systems of measurement the ...

  8. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories [1] since being standardized and adopted in 1832. [2] The United States customary system developed from English units that were in use in the British Empire before the U.S. became an

  9. Inch - Wikipedia

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    A fire hydrant marked as 3-inch. The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement.It is equal to ⁠ 1 / 36 ⁠ yard or ⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ of a foot.