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2. Taiwanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   Table of Lengths Unit Taiwanese feet Metric US & Imperial Notes Taiwanese Hokkien Hakka Mandarin Character Exact Approx. Exact Approx. Hun: Fûn: Fēn: 分: 1 ⁄ 100 ⁠ 1 / 330 ⁠ m: 3.030 mm ⁠ 125 / 37,719 ⁠ yd: 0.1193 in Same as Japanese Bu: Chhùn: Chhun: Cùn: 寸: 1 ⁄ 10 ⁠ 1 / 33 ⁠ m: 3.030 cm ⁠ 1250 / 37,719 ⁠ yd: 1.193 ...

3. 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: child shoe size (barleycorns) = 3 × last length (in) − 12. equivalent to:

4. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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   Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity. This is also often loosely taken to include replacement of a quantity with a corresponding quantity that describes the same physical property.

5. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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   The basic unit of length in the imperial and U.S. customary systems is the yard, defined as exactly 0.9144 m by international treaty in 1959. [2] [10] Common imperial units and U.S. customary units of length include: [11] thou or mil (1 ⁄ 1000 of an inch) inch (25.4 mm) foot (12 inches, 0.3048 m) yard (3 feet, 0.9144 m)

6. Template:Height - Wikipedia

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   The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...

7. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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   There are anecdotal objections to the use of metric units in carpentry and the building trades, on the basis that it is easier to remember an integer number of inches plus a fraction, rather than a measurement in millimeters, [9] or that foot-inch measurements are more suitable when distances are frequently divided into halves, thirds, and ...

8. Barleycorn (unit) - Wikipedia

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   As modern studies show, the actual length of a kernel of barley varies from as short as 0.16–0.28 in (4–7 mm) to as long as 0.47–0.59 in (12–15 mm) depending on the cultivar. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Older sources claimed the average length of a grain of barley was 0.345 in (8.8 mm), while that of a grain of " big " was 0.3245 in (8.24 mm).

9. Historical Russian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   Metric value English value; Russian Translation Cyrillic Transliteration; то́чка: toch'ka point 1 ⁄ 2800: 0.254 mm 1 ⁄ 100 inch ли́ния: liniya line 1 ⁄ 280: 2.54 mm 1 ⁄ 10 inch; cf. line: дюйм (перст) dyuym inch (finger) 1 ⁄ 28: 2.54 cm 1 inch вершо́к: vyershok tip, top 1 ⁄ 16: 4.445 cm 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in; cf ...