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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The kilometre (SI symbol: km) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1 000 meters (10 3 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists lengths between 1 kilometer and 10 kilometers (10 3 and 10 4 meters ).

  3. Metric system - Wikipedia

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    A significant characteristic of the metric system is its use of decimal multiples – powers of 10. For example, a length that is significantly longer or shorter than 1 metre can be represented in units that are a power of 10 or 1000 metres. This differs from many older systems in which the ratio of different units varied.

  4. Kilometre - Wikipedia

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    The kilometre (SI symbol: km; / ˈ k ɪ l ə m iː t ər / or / k ɪ ˈ l ɒ m ə t ər /), spelt kilometer in American and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo-being the SI prefix for 1000).

  5. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A metric ounce is an approximation of the imperial ounce, US dry ounce, or US fluid ounce. These three customary units vary. However, the metric ounce is usually taken as 25 or 30 ml (0.88 or 1.06 imp fl oz; 0.85 or 1.01 US fl oz) when volume is being measured, or in grams when mass is being measured.

  6. Hectare - Wikipedia

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    The hectare (/ ˈ h ɛ k t ɛər,-t ɑːr /; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm 2), that is, 10,000 square metres (10,000 m 2), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is about 0.405 hectares and one hectare contains about ...

  7. Li (unit) - Wikipedia

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    These measurements have been confirmed in many ways including the discovery of a number of rulers found at archaeological sites, and careful measurements of distances between known points. [2] The Han li was calculated by Dubs to be 415.8 metres [3] and all indications are that this is a precise and reliable determination. [2]

  8. Rosario, La Union - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Rosario 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 26.00 2009 24.78 2012 8.22 2015 6.44 2018 3.55 2021 10.67 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Rosario is a 1st class municipality in terms of income, effective since July 29, 2008, as per Memorandum Circular 01- No. M(40)-08 issued on November 12, 2008, by the Bureau of Local Government Finance. The municipality has a poverty incidence ...