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pound

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Also known as lb, avoirdupois pound, pound-mass, pound mass, pound (mass), lbs, pounds, lbm

emperyal, ABD geleneksel ve avoirdupois (İngiliz tartı sistemi) birim sistemlerinde kütle birimi

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A pound is a unit of measurement used to describe how heavy something is, primarily in countries like the United States and other places that use imperial or customary measurement systems. It matters because it's the standard way people in these regions weigh everyday objects, from groceries to body weight, making it essential for commerce, cooking, and daily communication.

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Wikidata facts

Part of
imperial system of units
Named after
libra
Image
Balance ordinaire.jpg
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Unicode character
℔
Commons category
Pound (mass)
conversion to SI unit
0.45359237
measured physical quantity
mass
conversion to standard unit
7000
unit symbol
رطل
Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent
wd:Q100995 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)
NCI Thesaurus ID
C48531
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