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Foot

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-004582

A non-SI unit of length, primarily used in the imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. Although its historical value varied, the international foot is now defined by agreement as exactly 0.3048 meters. This unit is equivalent to 12 inches or one-third of a yard.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-004582
FieldChemistry
SubjectPhysical and Biophysical Chemistry
ReferencesGreen Book, 2nd ed., p. 110 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)
Record as JSON
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  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
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