Measurements

Measurements

Units of measurement and related words.

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Byron

Mathematics; Measurements

British mathematician who developed a plan for a mechanical computer and it was first computer programme ever.

Acre

Mathematics; Measurements

An acre is an area of land measuring 4840 square yards or 4047 square meters.

The kilometre (km) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in 1⁄299 792.458 of a second. ...

Millimetre

Mathematics; Measurements

The millimetre (mm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 0,001 of a meter, which is the SI base unit of length. Hence a millimetre can be written as 1×10−3 m (engineering notation) or ...

Decimeter

Mathematics; Measurements

A decimeter (dm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 0,1 meter, the SI base unit of length. In simple words there are 10 cm in a decimeter. It can be written in scientific notations as ...