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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The millimetre (SI symbol: mm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −3 metres (⁠ 1 / 1 000 ⁠ m = 0.001 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists lengths between 10 −3 m and 10 −2 m (1 mm and 1 cm).

  3. Decimetre - Wikipedia

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    The decimetre (or decimeter in American English; symbol: dm), is a unit of length in the International System of Units, equal to one tenth of a metre, ten centimetres, one hundred millimetres, and 3.937 inches.

  4. Millimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. The millimetre (international spelling; SI unit symbol mm) or millimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length.

  5. Orders of magnitude (area) - Wikipedia

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    Cross-sectional area of a mechanical pencil lead (0.5-0.7 mm in diameter) [16] 10 −6: 1 square millimetre (mm 2) 1–2 mm 2: Area of a human fovea [17] 2 mm 2: Area of the head of a pin: 10 −5 30–50 mm 2: Area of a 6–8 mm hole punched in a piece of paper by a hole punch [18] 10 −4: 1 square centimetre (cm 2) 290 mm 2: Area of one side ...

  6. Square degree - Wikipedia

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    The Moon is only a half degree across (i.e. a circular diameter of roughly 0.5°), so the moon's disk covers a circular area of: π (⁠ 0.5° / 2 ⁠) 2, or 0.2 square degrees. The moon varies from 0.188 to 0.244 deg 2 depending on its distance from the Earth.

  7. Graduation (scale) - Wikipedia

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    A ruler with two linear scales: the metric and imperial.It includes shorter minor graduations and longer major graduations. A graduation is a marking used to indicate points on a visual scale, which can be present on a container, a measuring device, or the axes of a line plot, usually one of many along a line or curve, each in the form of short line segments perpendicular to the line or curve.

  8. Hectometre - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] The hectare (ha), a common metric unit for land area, is equal to one square hectometre (hm 2). The hectometer has sometimes been used for expressing the distance to a target in warfare. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

  9. Square mil - Wikipedia

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    6.45160 × 10 −4 mm 2: A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch.