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Also known as oz, avoirdupois ounce, oz., ℥, ounce (avoirdupois), ounces
The ounce () is any of several different units of mass, weight, or volume and is derived almost unchanged from the , an Ancient Roman unit of measurement.
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An ounce is a unit of measurement for mass, weight, or volume that comes from an ancient Roman measurement system and is still used today. It matters because it's a practical standard that allows people to measure and compare amounts of things consistently, whether they're weighing ingredients for cooking or determining the size of a product.
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Key facts
- Unit.name
- Ounce
- Unit.image
- Drostes instant Cocoa packed by H Hamstra & Co, Inc 8 ounces blikje, foto 1.JPG
- Unit.caption
- Droste's Instant Cocoa with a net weight of 8 ounces
- Unit.standard
- Imperial system
- Unit.quantity
- Measurement
- Unit.symbol
- ℥, oz
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Wikidata facts
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- Unicode character
- ℥
- conversion to SI unit
- 0.028349523125
- conversion to standard unit
- 20
- unit symbol
- oz.