The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first...
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English units of measure, were derived from a combination of Roman, Carolingian and Saxon units of measure. They were a precursor to both the imperial system...
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symbol, ′, is commonly used to represent the foot. In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet. Since...
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A system of units of measurement, also known as a system of units or system of measurement, is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating...
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all other SI units are derived from these base units.: 132 Systems of measurement in modern use include the metric system, the imperial system, and United...
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to create the imperial system (with imperial units), which was officially adopted in 1826, changing the definitions of some of its units. Consequently...
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English units were the units of measurement used in England up to 1826 (when they were replaced by Imperial units), which evolved as a combination of...
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Bushel (redirect from Imperial bushel)
A bushel (abbreviation: bsh. or bu.) is an imperial and US customary unit of volume based upon an earlier measure of dry capacity. The old bushel is equal...
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American and imperial units. 1 Canadian cup = 8 imperial fluid ounces = 1/20 imperial gallon = 227.3045 ml 1 Canadian tablespoon = 1⁄2 imperial fluid ounce...
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Japanese Carpentry Museum Japanese units (in Japanese) Convert traditional Japanese units to metric and imperial units (lengths, areas, volumes, weights)...
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with specific volume units. The units of cubic length (the cubic inch, cubic foot, cubic mile, etc.) are the same in the imperial and US customary systems...
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are the metric units, used in every country globally. In the United States the U.S. customary units are also in use. British Imperial units are still used...
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Gallon (redirect from Imperial gallon)
gallon is a unit of volume in British imperial units and United States customary units. Three different versions are in current use: the imperial gallon (imp...
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or The Imperial may also refer to: Imperial, California Imperial, Missouri Imperial, Nebraska Imperial, Pennsylvania Imperial, Texas Imperial, West Virginia...
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Measurement (section Imperial and US customary systems)
English units and later imperial units were used in Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States. The system came to be known as U.S. customary units in...
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Metrication in Canada (redirect from Canadian units)
Canada still offers an imperial unit option beside metric units. Many food and retail products are sold according to metric units, though this is not always...
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Pound (mass) (redirect from British Imperial pound)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. Various definitions have...
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measurement system (Imperial units) is still used in society. Imperial units as of 2024 remain mandated by law to still be used without metric units for speed and...
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Inch (redirect from Imperial inch)
The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to 1/36 yard...
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Chinese units of measurement, known in Chinese as the shìzhì ("market system"), are the traditional units of measurement of the Han Chinese. Although...
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Metrication (section Legacy of previous units)
facilitate trade with the United States, the option to include imperials units alongside metric units could continue indefinitely. The United Kingdom and the...
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Long ton (redirect from Imperial ton)
also known as the imperial ton or displacement ton, is a measurement unit equal to 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kg). It is the name for the unit called the "ton"...
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Tonne (redirect from Gigaton (unit))
distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton (United States customary units) and the long ton (British imperial units). It is equivalent to approximately...
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Pint (redirect from Imperial pint)
still also have traditional units called pints (such as for beverages), the volume varies by regional custom. The imperial pint (≈ 568 mL) is used in the...
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about 74 (imperial) feet, an Irish chain 84 feet. These longer chains became obsolete following the adoption of the imperial system of units in 1824. In...
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formulated and expressed in imperial units. Since 1999, the Laws of the Game have preferred metric units, with imperial equivalents given only in brackets...
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Thousandth of an inch (redirect from Mil (imperial))
A thousandth of an inch is a derived unit of length in a system of units using inches. Equal to 1⁄1000 of an inch, a thousandth is commonly called a thou...
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Acre (redirect from Imperial acre)
The acre (/ˈeɪkər/ AY-kər) is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as...
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Industry (1995). The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995. London: HMSO. Schedule: Relevant Imperial Units, Corresponding Metric Units and Metric Equivalents...
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(1.1 mi) Arthashastra standard unit of kos or krosha is equal to 3075 metres in SI units and 1.91 miles in imperial units.[dubious – discuss] Evidence of...
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