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  2. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    The kilogram (kg) is the unit of mass. The ampere (A) is the unit of electric current. The kelvin (K) is the unit of thermodynamic temperature. The mole (mol) is the unit of amount of substance. The candela (cd) is the unit of luminous intensity. The SI also defines 22 derived units and associated symbols:

  3. Tabloid (newspaper format) - Wikipedia

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    As a weekly alternative newspaper. The more recent usage of the term 'tabloid' refers to weekly or semi-weekly newspapers in tabloid format. Many of these are essentially straightforward newspapers, publishing in tabloid format, because subway and bus commuters prefer to read smaller-size newspapers due to lack of space.

  4. Scale (ratio) - Wikipedia

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    The scale ratio of a model represents the proportional ratio of a linear dimension of the model to the same feature of the original. Examples include a 3-dimensional scale model of a building or the scale drawings of the elevations or plans of a building. [1] In such cases the scale is dimensionless and exact throughout the model or drawing.

  5. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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    A centimetre (International spelling) or centimeter ( American spelling ), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 100 ⁠. [ 1] Equivalently, there are 100 centimetres in 1 metre. The centimetre was the base unit of ...

  6. List of examples of lengths - Wikipedia

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    1–10 μm — diameter of a typical bacterium. 1.55 μm — wavelength of light used in optical fibre. 3–4 μm — size of a typical yeast cell. 5 μm — length of a typical human spermatozoon 's head [ 22] 6 μm — anthrax spore. 7 μm — diameter of the nucleus of a typical eukaryotic cell.

  7. PDF - Wikipedia

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    A PDF file is often a combination of vector graphics, text, and bitmap graphics. The basic types of content in a PDF are: Typeset text stored as content streams (i.e., not encoded in plain text ); Vector graphics for illustrations and designs that consist of shapes and lines;

  8. Wavenumber - Wikipedia

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    Wavenumber, as used in spectroscopy and most chemistry fields, is defined as the number of wavelengths per unit distance, typically centimeters (cm1 ): where λ is the wavelength. It is sometimes called the "spectroscopic wavenumber". [ 1] It equals the spatial frequency.

  9. Vehicle registration plate - Wikipedia

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    A plate with a yellow background is used for public-use vehicles such as taxis or route buses. Single-line plates are the standard European size 52 cm × 11 cm (20.5 by 4.3 inches). [citation needed] Ukrainian vanity plates are unique in that purchasers may choose any image to be printed on the surface of the plate, to the right of the characters.