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2. Paper size - Wikipedia

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   In Taiwan, the traditional base size 1K inherited from Japan is sometimes quoted as measuring 31 × 43 inches exactly, which is off by c. 1 millimeter from the commonly quoted metric base size of 788 × 1091 mm, which is directly derived from 26 × 36 sun or 2.6 × 3.6 shaku.

3. ISO 216 - Wikipedia

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   ISO paper sizes in millimetres and in inches; Size A series formats B series formats C series formats name mm ... 9.0 × 12.8 5 A5: 148 × 210: 5.8 × 8.3 B5: 176 × 250

4. Letter (paper size) - Wikipedia

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   The Reagan administration made Letter-size paper the norm for US federal forms in the early 1980s; previously, the smaller "official" Government Letter size, 8 by 10.5 inches (203.2 by 266.7 mm) (aspect ratio: 1.3125), was used in government, while 8.5-by-11-inch (215.9 by 279.4 mm) paper was standard in most other offices. [2]

5. Foolscap folio - Wikipedia

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   Folded foolscap was often 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 16 inches (317 mm × 406 mm), but smaller and larger sizes were also found. [14] Legal foolscap of 8 by 24 inches (203 mm × 610 mm) was always sold ruled and folded in half at the printers by a folding machine , resulting in a leaflet 8 by 12 inches (203 mm × 305 mm), almost the same as modern A4 ...

6. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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   A child's size zero is equivalent to 4 inches (a hand = 12 barleycorns = 10.16 cm), and the sizes go up to size 13 + 1 ⁄ 2 (measuring 25 + 1 ⁄ 2 barleycorns, or 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (21.59 cm)). Thus, the calculation for a children's shoe size in the UK is:

7. Inch - Wikipedia

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   Subdivisions of an inch are typically written using dyadic fractions with odd number numerators; for example, two and three-eighths of an inch would be written as ⁠2 + 3 / 8 ⁠ ″ and not as 2.375″ nor as ⁠2 + 6 / 16 ⁠ ″. However, for engineering purposes fractions are commonly given to three or four places of decimals and have been ...

8. Wheel sizing - Wikipedia

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   Although wheel sizes are marketed with measurements in inches, the Michelin TRX introduced in 1975 was marketed in millimeters. For example, 17 × 8.5 × +35 designates a diameter of 17 inches, width of 8.5 inches, and +35 mm positive offset (432 × 216 × +35 in fully metric numbers).

9. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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   For example, "agate" and "ruby" used to be a single size "agate ruby" of about 5 points; [2] metal type known as "agate" later ranged from 5 to 5.8 points. The sizes were gradually standardized as described above. [3] Modern Chinese typography uses the following names in general preference to stating the number of points.