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  2. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  3. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    162 cm (5 ft 4 in) 149 ... Height measurement can vary over the course of a day, due to factors such as a decrease from exercise done directly before measurement (i.e ...

  4. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    With the average American woman's height (20 years and older) at about 5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm) (Department of Health 2012), both standard and catalog size ranges attempt to address a variety of weights or builds as well as providing for the "shorter-than-average" height woman with "petite" and "half-sizes". However "taller-than-average" women may ...

  5. Petite size - Wikipedia

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    In fashion and clothing, a petite size is a standard clothing size designed specifically for women 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) and under. [1] [2] [3] This categorization is not solely based on a woman's height, but also takes into account the proportions of her body.

  6. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    162 meters – height of the Ulm Minster, the tallest church building in the world; 165 meters – height of the Dushanbe Flagpole, the tallest flagpole from May 2011 to September 2014; 169 meters – height of the Washington Monument; 171 meters – height of the Jeddah Flagpole, the tallest flagpole from September 2014 to December 2021

  7. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes - Wikipedia

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    European Standard (EN 13402-1) pictogram example for a men's jacket, with chest as primary measurement, and height and waist as secondary measurements. The first part [ 2 ] of the standard defines the list of body dimensions to be used for designating clothing sizes, together with an anatomical explanations and measurement guidelines.

  8. Height - Wikipedia

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    In algebraic number theory, a "height function" is a measurement related to the minimal polynomial of an algebraic number; among other uses in commutative algebra and representation theory; In ring theory , the height of a prime ideal is the supremum of the lengths of all chains of prime ideals contained in it.

  9. Arm span - Wikipedia

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    Arm span or reach (sometimes referred to as wingspan, or spelled armspan) is the physical measurement of the length from one end of an individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90° angle. The arm span measurement is usually very close to the person's height.