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  2. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    1 ft/s 2 = 3.048 × 10 −1 m/s 2: gal; galileo: Gal ≡ 1 cm/s 2 = 10 −2 m/s 2: inch per minute per second: ipm/s ≡ 1 in/(min⋅s) = 4.2 3 × 10 −4 m/s 2: inch per second squared: ips 2: ≡ 1 in/s 2 = 2.54 × 10 −2 m/s 2: knot per second: kn/s ≡ 1 kn/s ≈ 5.1 4 × 10 −1 m/s 2: metre per second squared (SI unit) m/s 2: ≡ 1 m ...

  3. Maltese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    12 ~13.1 cm ~5.156 in This unit is not in the 1921 act. xiber: xbar 1 ~26.19 cm ~10.31 in The Maltese hand span, equivalent to the foot. Exactly 10 + 5 ⁄ 16 imperial inches. qasba: qasab, qasbiet 8 ~2.096 m ~2.292 yd This is exactly 82 + 12 inches, or 6 ft 10 + 12 in. It corresponds to the fathom, but was used in both land and ...

  4. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Since about 2% of the human body mass is calcium, and Sr-90 has a half-life of 28.78 years, releasing 6.697+2.282 MeV per disintegration, this works out to about 1.065 × 10 −12 grays per second. The permissible body burden was established at 1,000 S.U.

  5. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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    Because of the identity property of multiplication, multiplying any quantity (physical or not) by the dimensionless 1 does not change that quantity. [5] Once this and the conversion factor for seconds per hour have been multiplied by the original fraction to cancel out the units mile and hour, 10 miles per hour converts to 4.4704 metres per second.

  6. Square yard - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of 1 square yard with some Imperial and metric units of area The square yard ( Northern India : gaj , Pakistan : gaz ) is an imperial unit and U.S. customary unit of area . It is in widespread use in most of the English -speaking world, particularly the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Pakistan and India.

  7. Measurement of land in Punjab - Wikipedia

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    1 Sq. Karam or Sarsahi = 2.25 Sq.yds. 9 Sarsahies or 1 Marla = 20.25 Sq.yards; 20 Marlas or 1 Kanal = 405 Sq.yards. 239 Marlas(11 Kanals 19 Marlas) = 1 Acre or 4840 Sq.yds. 1 Karam or Gat ha x 1 Karam or Gatha 1 Sq. Karam or Biswansi 20 Biswansis 1 Biswa 20 Biswa 1 Satty 2

  8. Hoppus - Wikipedia

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    This volume measurement was developed to estimate what volume of a round log would be usable timber after processing, in effect attempting to ‘square’ the log and allow for waste. The hoppus ton (HT) was also a traditionally used unit of volume in British forestry. One hoppus ton is equal to 50 hoppus feet or 1.8027 cubic meters.

  9. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    One momme = 4.340 g/m 2; 8 mommes is approximately 1 ounce per square yard or 35 g/m 2. The momme is based on the standard width of silk of 45 inches (1.1 m) wide (though silk is regularly produced in 55-inch (1.4 m) widths and uncommonly in larger widths).