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  2. Two miles - Wikipedia

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    The 2 mile (3,520 yards, [1] 10,560 feet, or exactly 3,218.688 metres) is a historic running distance. Like the mile run , it is still contested at some invitational meets due its historical chronology in the United States and United Kingdom .

  3. Mile - Wikipedia

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    The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English feet, or 1,760 yards.

  4. Units of measurement in transportation - Wikipedia

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    Volume of traffic, or vehicle miles traveled (VMT), is a predictor of crash incidence. All other things being equal, as VMT increases, so will traffic crashes. The relationship may not be simple, however; after a point, increasing congestion leads to reduced speeds, hanging the proportion of crashes that occur at different severity levels.

  5. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    m/s 2: ≡ 1 m/s 2 = 1 m/s 2: mile per hour per second: mph/s ≡ 1 mi/(h⋅s) = 4.4704 × 10 −1 m/s 2: mile per minute per second: mpm/s ≡ 1 mi/(min⋅s) = 26.8224 m/s 2: mile per second squared: mps 2: ≡ 1 mi/s 2 = 1.609 344 × 10 3 m/s 2: standard gravity: g 0: ≡ 9.806 65 m/s 2 = 9.806 65 m/s 2

  6. Kos (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Another conversion is based on the Mughal emperor Akbar, who standardized the unit to 5000 guz in the Ain-i-Akbari. The British in India standardized Akbar's guz to 33 inches (840 mm), making the kos approximately 4,191 metres (13,750 ft). [2] Another conversion suggested a kos to be approximately 2 English miles. [3]

  7. Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    From these figures for the size of a Biblical ell, that of the basic unit—the finger-breadth (Etzba)—can be calculated to be either 2.1 or 2.2 cm (0.83 or 0.87 in); Rav Avraham Chaim Naeh approximates at 2 cm (0.79 in); Talmudic scholar Chazon Ish at 2.38 cm (0.94 in). The mile (Mil) is thus about 963 or 1146 meters (3160 or 3760 ft ...

  8. Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent - Wikipedia

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    Notes: All estimated fuel economy based on 15,000 miles (24,000 km) annual driving, 45% highway and 55% city (1) Conversion 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 kW·h. (2) The 2014 i3 REx is classified by EPA as a series plug-in hybrid, while for CARB is a range-extended battery-electric vehicle (BEVx). The i3 REx is the most fuel economic EPA-certified ...

  9. Geographical mile - Wikipedia

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    When each equatorial degree was divided into 18 leagues, the geographical mile was equal to ⁠ 1 / 54 ⁠ degree or about 2.06 kilometres (1.28 mi); when divided into 20 leagues, the geographical mile was equal to ⁠ 1 / 60 ⁠ degree, approximating the values provided above; and when divided into 25 leagues, the geographical mile was equal ...