unit of length
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way of measuring length or distance
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- unit of measurement
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- measured physical quantity
- length
- Commons category
- Length
- topic's main category
- Category:Units of length
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C42578
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A ruler, depicting two customary units of length, the centimeter (top) and the inch
A unit of length is any arbitrarily chosen and accepted reference standard for measurement of length. The most common units in modern use 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 for some purposes in the United Kingdom and some other countries. The metric system is sub-divided into SI and non-SI units.
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