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Abridged list of units supported by {{Convert}} | ||||||
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Explanation | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
symbol/abbreviation | notes | conversion factor | combinations |
the system(s) to which the unit belongs | units listed by name | codes that can be entered when using the template | symbols/abbreviations as displayed by the template | notes which may pertain to the units in general or specifically to their use in this template | conversion factors used by the template to convert to and from the SI base unit | codes for multiple conversions
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LENGTH (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/m | combinations |
SI | megametre | Mm | Mm | US spelling: megameter |
1,000,000 | |
kilometre | km | km | US spelling: kilometer |
1,000 |
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metre | m | m | US spelling: meter |
1 |
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centimetre | cm | cm | US spelling: centimeter |
0.01 |
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millimetre | mm | mm | US spelling: millimeter |
0.001 |
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nanometre | nm | nm | US spelling: nanometer |
0.000000001 | ||
non-SI metric | ||||||
Imperial & US customary |
mile | mi | mi | 1,609.344 |
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furlong | furlong | 201.168 | ||||
chain | chain | 20.1168 | ||||
rod | rd | rd | For other names of this unit see the full list. | 5.0292 | ||
fathom | fathom | assumes 1 fathom ≡ 6 ft | 1.8288 | |||
yard | yd | yd | assumes the international definition | 0.9144 | ||
foot | ft (foot) | ft | The foot code will produce foot as the plural form. | 0.3048 |
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hand | hand | h | 0.1016 | |||
inch | in | in | 0.0254 |
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Other | nautical mile | nmi | nmi | the international standard nautical mile For other nautical miles see the full list. |
1,852 | |
parsec | pc | pc | 3.0856775814672×10 16 | |||
light-year | ly | ly | 9.4607304725808×10 15 | |||
astronomical unit | AU | AU | 149,597,870,700 |
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AREA (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/m2 | combinations |
SI | square kilometre | km2 | km2 | US spelling: square kilometer |
1,000,000 |
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square metre | m2 | m2 | US spelling: square meter |
1 |
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square centimetre | cm2 | cm2 | US spelling: square centimeter |
0.0001 |
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square millimetre | mm2 | mm² | US spelling: square millimeter |
0.000001 |
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non-SI metric | hectare | ha | ha | 10,000 | ||
Imperial & US customary |
square mile | sqmi | sq mi | 2,589,988.110336 |
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acre | acre | 4,046.856422 | ||||
square yard | sqyd | sq yd | 0.83612736 | |||
square foot | sqft (sqfoot) |
sq ft | The sqfoot code will produce square foot as the plural form. | 0.09290304 |
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square inch | sqin | sq in | 0.00064516 |
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Other | square nautical mile | sqnmi | sq nmi | 3,429,904 | ||
dunam | dunam | For alternative spellings and definitions see the full list | 1,000 | |||
tsubo | tsubo | (400/121) |
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VOLUME (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/m3 | combinations |
SI | cubic metre | m3 | m3 | US spelling: cubic meter one kilolitre |
1 | |
cubic centimetre | cm3 | cm3 | US spelling: cubic centimeter one millilitre |
0.000001 | ||
cc | cc | |||||
cubic millimetre | mm3 | mm³ | US spelling: cubic millimeter |
0.000000001 | ||
non-SI metric | kilolitre | kl | kl | US spelling: kiloliter one cubic metre |
1 | |
kL | kL | |||||
litre | l | l | US spelling: liter one cubic decimetre Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. |
0.001 |
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L | L |
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centilitre | cl | cl | US spelling: centiliter |
0.00001 | ||
cL | cL | |||||
millilitre | ml | ml | US spelling: milliliter one cubic centimetre |
0.000001 |
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mL | mL |
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Imperial & US customary |
cubic yard | cuyd | cu yd | 0.764554857984 | ||
cubic foot | cuft (cufoot) | cu ft | The cufoot code will produce cubic foot as the plural form. | 0.028316846592 | ||
cubic inch | cuin | cu in | 0.000016387064 | |||
Imperial | barrel | impbbl | imp bbl | 36 imp gal | 0.16365924 | |
bushel | impbsh | imp bsh | 8 imp gal | 0.03636872 | ||
impbu | imp bu | |||||
gallon | impgal | imp gal | 4.54609 litres by definition, also 4 imp qt or 8 imp pt or 160 imp fl oz Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. |
0.00454609 |
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quart | impqt | imp qt | 1/4 imp gal or 40 imp fl oz | 0.0011365225 | ||
pint | imppt | imp pt | 1/8 imp gal or 20 imp fl oz | 0.00056826125 | ||
fluid ounce | impoz (impfloz) | imp fl oz | 1/160 imp gal | 0.0000284130625 |
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US customary liquid measure |
barrel | USbbl | US bbl | 31½ US gal used for liquids except for oil and beer (see the full list) |
0.119240471196 | |
U.S.bbl | U.S. bbl | |||||
barrel | oilbbl | bbl | 42 US gal | 0.158987294928 | ||
beer barrel | USbeerbbl (usbeerbbl) |
US bbl | 0.117347765304 | |||
U.S.beerbbl (usbeerbbl) |
U.S. bbl | |||||
gallon | USgal | US gal | 231 cubic inches by definition, also 4 US qt or 8 US pt or 128 US fl oz Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. |
0.003785411784 |
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U.S.gal | U.S. gal |
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quart | USqt | US qt | 1/4 US gal or 32 US fl oz | 0.000946352946 | ||
U.S.qt | U.S. qt | |||||
pint | USpt | US pt | 1/8 US gal or 16 US fl oz | 0.000473176473 | ||
U.S.pt | U.S. pt | |||||
fluid ounce | USoz (USfloz) |
US fl oz | 1/128 US gal | 0.0000295735295625 |
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U.S.oz (U.S.floz) |
U.S. fl oz |
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US customary dry measure |
barrel | USdrybbl | US bbl | 105/32 US bsh | 0.11562819898508 | |
U.S.drybbl | U.S. bbl | |||||
bushel | USbsh | US bsh | 2150.42 cubic inches by definition | 0.03523907016688 | ||
USbu | U.S. bu | |||||
U.S.bsh | U.S. bsh | |||||
U.S.bu | U.S. bu | |||||
dry gallon | USdrygal | US dry gal | 1/8 US bsh Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. |
0.00440488377086 |
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U.S.drygal | U.S. dry gal |
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dry quart | USdryqt | US dry qt | 1/32 US bsh | 0.001101220942715 | ||
U.S.dryqt | U.S. dry qt | |||||
dry pint | USdrypt | US dry pt | 1/32 US bsh | 0.0005506104713575 | ||
U.S.drypt | U.S. dry pt |
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SPEED (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/(m/s) | combinations |
SI | metre per second | m/s | m/s | US spelling: meter per second |
1 |
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non-SI metric | kilometre per hour | km/h | km/h | US spelling: kilometer per hour |
(5/18) |
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Imperial & US customary |
mile per hour | mph | mph | 0.44704 |
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foot per second | ft/s (foot/s) | ft/s | The foot/s code will produce foot per second as the plural form. | 0.3048 |
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Maritime units | knot | kn (knot) | kn | (4.63/9) |
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FORCE (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/N | combinations |
SI | giganewton | GN | GN | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1,000,000,000 |
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meganewton | MN | MN | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1,000,000 |
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kilonewton | kN | kN | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1,000 |
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newton | N | N | 1 |
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millinewton | mN | mN | 0.001 |
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nanonewton | nN | nN | 0.000000001 |
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cgs | megadyne | Mdyn | Mdyn | 10 | ||
kilodyne | kdyn | kdyn | 0.01 | |||
dyne | dyn (dyne) |
dyn | 0.00001 | |||
millidyne | mdyn | mdyn | 0.00000001 | |||
Metric gravitational units | tonne-force | t-f | tf | 9,806.65 | ||
tf | tf | |||||
kilogram-force | kg-f | kgf | 9.80665 | |||
kgf | kgf | |||||
gram-force | g-f | gf | 0.00980665 | |||
gf | gf | |||||
milligram-force | mg-f | mgf | 0.00000980665 | |||
mgf | mgf | |||||
Avoirdupois-based units | poundal | pdl | pdl | 0.138254954376 | ||
long ton-force | LT-f | LTf | 9,964.01641818352 |
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LTf | LTf |
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short ton-force | ST-f | STf | 8,896.443230521 |
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STf | STf |
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pound-force | lb-f | lbf | 4.4482216152605 | |||
lbf | lbf | |||||
ounce-force | oz-f | ozf | 0.2780138203095378125 | |||
ozf | ozf | |||||
grain-force | gr-f | grf | 0.0006354602307515 | |||
grf | grf |
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ENERGY (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/J | combinations |
SI | gigajoule | GJ | GJ | 1,000,000,000 | ||
megajoule | MJ | MJ | 1,000,000 | |||
kilojoule | kJ | kJ | 1,000 | |||
hectojoule | hJ | hJ | 100 | |||
decajoule | daJ | daJ | 10 | |||
joule | J | J | 1 | |||
decijoule | dJ | dJ | 0.1 | |||
centijoule | cJ | cJ | 0.01 | |||
millijoule | mJ | mJ | 0.001 | |||
nanojoule | nJ | nJ | 0.000000001 | |||
cgs | megaerg | Merg | Merg | 0.1 | ||
kiloerg | kerg | kerg | 0.0001 | |||
erg | erg | erg | 0.0000001 | |||
Watt-hour multiples | terawatt-hour | TWh | TWh | 3.6×10 15 | ||
TW.h | TW·h | |||||
gigawatt-hour | GWh | GWh | 3.6×10 12 | |||
GW.h | GW·h | |||||
megawatt-hour | MWh | MWh | 3,600,000,000 | |||
MW.h | MW·h | |||||
kilowatt-hour | kWh | kW·h | 3,600,000 | |||
kW.h | kW·h | |||||
watt-hour | Wh | Wh | 3,600 | |||
W.h | W·h | |||||
Electronvolt multiples | gigaelectronvolt | GeV | GeV | 0.0000000001602176487 | ||
megaelectronvolt | MeV | MeV | 1.602176487×10 −13 | |||
kiloelectronvolt | keV | keV | 1.602176487×10 −16 | |||
electronvolt | eV | eV | 1.602176487×10 −19 | |||
millielectronvolt | meV | meV | 1.602176487×10 −22 | |||
Calorie multiples | Calorie | Cal | Cal | The thermochemical calorie is the default definition. For other definitions see the full list. | 4,184 | |
megacalorie | Mcal | Mcal | 4,184,000 | |||
kilocalorie | kcal | kcal | 4,184 | |||
calorie | cal | cal | 4.184 | |||
millicalorie | mcal | mcal | 0.004184 | |||
pound/ounce-foot/ inch-hour-minute-second |
foot-poundal | ftpdl | ft·pdl | 0.0421401100938048 | ||
foot-pound (energy) | ftlbf | ft·lbf | 1.3558179483314004 | |||
ftlb-f | ft·lbf | |||||
inch-pound force | inlbf | in·lbf | 0.1129848290276167 | |||
inlb-f | in·lbf | |||||
inch-ounce force | inozf | in·ozf | 0.00706155181422604375 | |||
inoz-f | in·ozf | |||||
horsepower-hour | hph | hp·h | 2,684,519.537696172792 | |||
British thermal unit | British thermal unit | Btu | Btu | The International Steam Table British thermal unit is the default definition. For other definitions see the full list. | 1,055.05585262 | |
BTU | BTU | |||||
TNT-based units | gigatonne of TNT | GtTNT | 4.184×10 18 | |||
gigaton of TNT | GtonTNT | |||||
megatonne of TNT | MtTNT | 4.184×10 15 | ||||
megaton of TNT | MtonTNT | Mt | ||||
kilotonne of TNT | ktTNT | 4.184×10 12 | ||||
kiloton of TNT | ktonTNT | kt | ||||
tonne of TNT | tTNT | 4,184,000,000 | ||||
ton of TNT | tonTNT | |||||
Other | Hartree | Eh | Eh | 4.35974417×10 −18 | ||
rydberg | Ry | Ry | 2.1798741×10 −18 | |||
tonne of oil equivalent | toe | toe | 41,868,000,000 | |||
barrel of oil equivalent | BOE | BOE | 6,117,863,200 | |||
cubic foot of natural gas | cuftnaturalgas (cufootnaturalgas) |
The cufootnaturalgas code will produce cubic foot of natural gas as the plural form. | 1,055,055.85262 | |||
litre-atmosphere | latm | l·atm | 101.325 | |||
Latm | L·atm | |||||
gallon-atmosphere | impgalatm | imp gal·atm | 460.63256925 | |||
gallon-atmosphere | USgalatm (usgalatm) |
US gal·atm | 383.5568490138 | |||
U.S.galatm (usgalatm) |
U.S. gal·atm |
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TEMPERATURE (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion to kelvin |
combinations |
SI | kelvin | K | K | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | [K] |
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Imperial & US customary
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Celsius change | C-change | Example: {{convert|5|C-change}} | ||||
Fahrenheit change | F-change | Example: {{convert|10|F-change}}
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MASS (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/kg | combinations |
SI | kilogram | kg | kg | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1 |
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gram | g | g | 0.001 |
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milligram | mg | mg | 0.000001 |
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non-SI metric | tonne | t | t | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1,000 |
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metric ton | MT | t |
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Avoirdupois | long ton | LT | 2,240 lb used mostly in the British Commonwealth Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. |
1,016.0469088 |
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long ton | ||||||
short ton | ST | 2,000 lb used mostly in the US Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. |
907.18474 |
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short ton | ||||||
stone | st | st | 14 lb used mostly in the British Commonwealth except Canada Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. |
6.35029318 |
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pound | lb | lb | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 0.45359237 |
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ounce | oz | oz | 0.028349523 |
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drachm | drachm | 0.001771845195 | ||||
drachm | dram | |||||
grain | gr | gr | equivalent to the troy grain | 0.00006479891 | ||
Troy | troy ounce | ozt | ozt | 0.0311034768 | ||
other | carat | carat | 0.0002 |
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TORQUE (Full list) | ||||||
system | unit | code | abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/N·m | combinations |
Industrial | ||||||
SI | newton metre | Nm | N·m | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1 |
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Non-SI metric | kilogram-meter | kg-m | kg-m | 9.80665 |
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Imperial & US customary |
foot-pound | ft-lb | ft-lb | 1.3558 |
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Scientific | ||||||
SI | newton metre | N-m | N·m | Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. | 1 |
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Non-SI metric | kilogram-force meter | kgf-m | kgf·m | 9.80665 |
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Imperial & US customary |
pound-foot | lbf-ft | lbf·ft | 1.3558 |
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PRESSURE | ||||||
unit | code | abbreviation | conversion factor/Pa | |||
gigapascal | GPa | GPa | 1,000,000,000 | | ||
megapascal | MPa | MPa | 1,000,000 | | ||
kilopascal | kPa | kPa | 1,000 | | ||
hectopascal | hPa | hPa | 100 | | ||
pascal | Pa | Pa | 1 | | ||
millipascal | mPa | mPa | 0.001 | | ||
millibar | mbar | mbar | 100 | | ||
mb | mb | | ||||
decibar | dbar | dbar | 10,000 | | ||
bar | bar | bar | 100,000 | | ||
kilobarye | kBa | kBa | 100 | | ||
barye | Ba | Ba | 0.1 | | ||
standard atmosphere | atm | atm | 101,325 | | ||
torr | Torr | Torr | (20,265/152) | | ||
millimetre of mercury | mmHg | mmHg | 133.322387415 | | ||
inch of mercury | inHg | inHg | 3,386.388640341 | | ||
pound per square inch | psi | psi | (444,822,161.52605/64,516) | | ||
FUEL EFFICIENCY | ||||||
unit | code (alternative) |
notes | combinations | |||
kilometres per litre | km/l (km/L) | Use km/L to get "km/L"
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litres per 100 kilometres | l/100 km (L/100 km) | Use L/100 km to get "L/100 km"
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litres per kilometre | l/km (L/km) | Use L/km to get "L/km"
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miles per imperial gallon | mpgimp |
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miles per US gallon | mpgus (mpgUS, mpgU.S.) | Use mpgUS to get "US"Use |
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imperial gallons per mile | impgal/mi |
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US gallons per mile | usgal/mi (USgal/mi, U.S.gal/mi) | As above with the us vs US vs U.S.
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The mpgUS , mpgU.S. , USgal/mi vs U.S.gal/mi , km/L , L/100 km and L/km variants work within combinations also (making 36 combinations in total).
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POWER | ||||||
Watts, kilowatts, milliwatts, etc. are supported. As is horsepower (English & metric). Use standard abbreviations as input code (lower case hp for horsepower, for example) | ||||||
POPULATION DENSITY | ||||||
unit | code (alternative) |
notes | combinations | |||
inhabitants per square kilometre | PD/sqkm | PD stands for population density, i.e. humans (inhabitants)
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per square kilometre | /sqkm | Used when the word 'inhabitants' would be inappropriate. |
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inhabitants per hectare | PD/ha |
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per hectare | /ha |
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inhabitants per square mile | PD/sqmi | PD stands for population density, i.e. humans (inhabitants)
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per square mile | /sqmi | Used when the word 'inhabitants' would be inappropriate. |
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inhabitants per acre | PD/acre |
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per acre | /acre |
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