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The measurement of time is unique in SI in that while the second is the base unit, and measurements of time smaller than a second use prefixed units smaller than a second (e.g. microsecond, nanosecond, etc.), measurements larger than a second instead use traditional divisions, including the sexagesimal-based minute and hour as well as the less ...
In the Zork series of games, the Great Underground Empire has its own system of measurements, the most frequently referenced of which is the bloit. Defined as the distance the king's favorite pet can run in one hour (spoofing a popular legend about the history of the foot), the length of the bloit varies dramatically, but the one canonical conversion to real-world units puts it at ...
This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, organized by type. These units of measurement are typically no longer used, though some may be in limited use in various regions. For units of measurement that are unusual but not necessarily obsolete, see List of unusual units of measurement .
The criteria are more limited than you might think. Obsolete units belong at List of obsolete units of measurement. Humorous units belong at List of humorous units of measurement. This list is for serious units that are actually still used to measure things, but which are in one way or another unusual. Jiffy is on the list. None of the others ...
List of unusual units of measurement; V. Vitasti; W. Welsh units; Windisch–Kolbach unit; Wool bale; Y. Yoke (unit of measurement) This page was last edited on 15 ...
Pages in category "Lists of units of measurement" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... List of unusual units of measurement; L.
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The Barrer is a rather obscure unit of measurement, which describes gas permeability. While it is a unit that is actually in use, and it does have an SI definition, its original definition in the CGS system, which insisted on having only centimeters, grams, and seconds as units of measurement and deriving everything from there, is