- Measure of Length
To measure an object is to assign a number
to its size. The number representing its linear dimension, as measured
from end to end, is called its measure or length. - Precision refers to the accuracy of the measurement tool, and
the accuracy refers to the rounding that you do with the answer.
- The standard units of length with which you should be familiar are:
U.S.: inch, foot, yard, and mile
Metric: meter, centimeter, and kilometer
. - You should also learn the metric prefixes:
kilo (times 1,000); hecto
(times 100); deka (times 10)
deci (times 1/10); centi (times 1/100);
milli (times 1/1,000)
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