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  2. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    80 tola s = 1 ser (= 870.89816 gram) 40 sers = 1 maund (= 34 kg 8 hg 3 dag 5g 9 dg 2.6 cg /34.835926 kilograms) 1 rattī = 1.75 grains (= 0.11339825 gram/113 milligrams 398 1/4 micrograms 4 attograms ) (1 grain = 0.064799 gram) From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams.

  3. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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    Human body weight is a person's mass or weight.. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales.

  4. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).

  5. Metrication in India - Wikipedia

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    Industries like the construction and property still use metric and imperial, though it is more common for area to be advertised in square feet and acres. Bulk cotton is sold in candies (0.35 imperial tons, 355.62 kg) or bales (170 kg). The motor industry still uses brake horsepower (Bhp) for engine power.

  6. Tamil units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil units of measurement is a system of measurements that was traditionally used in ancient Tamil-speaking parts of South India. These ancient measurement systems spanned systems of counting, distances, volumes, time, weight as well as tools used to do so.

  7. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table , original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.

  8. System of units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In antiquity, systems of measurement were defined locally: the different units might be defined independently according to the length of a king's thumb or the size of his foot, the length of stride, the length of arm, or maybe the weight of water in a keg of specific size, perhaps itself defined in hands and knuckles. The unifying ...

  9. Metric system - Wikipedia

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    Length (m), Mass (kg), Volume (l) and Temperature (°C): The kilogram is the mass of a litre of cold water. 1 millilitre of water occupies 1 cubic centimetre, weighs 1 gram. Candela (cd) and Watt (W) relationship: Candela is about the luminous intensity of a moderately bright candle, or 1 candle power; a 60 Watt tungsten-filament incandescent ...