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Distance is measured in metres, or a variant which helps keep the number of figures down, like centimetres (cm), millimetres (mm) or kilometres (km). Alternatively, if yu prefer to remain in the stone age, for which I will forgive you, you would measure it with miles (a thousand paces traditionally), feet, inches, poles, and many other peculiar measurements.
Please try to convert to metric, as this is what the real world uses. You will struggle on holiday in Europe if you think Imperial.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoThere are several different metrics. The most common is the Euclidean or Pythagorean distance where if P = (a, b) and Q = (c, d) are two points in the Cartesian plane then the distance between then is sqrt[(a - c)^2 + (b - d)^2)]. Another metric is the Minkovski or taxicab measure, based on a grid structure of roads. Since you cannot travel "cross country", the distance would be |a - c|+ |b - d|.
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∙ 11y agoMetric units of distance are: Kilometres, Metres, Centimetres, Millimetres
Imperial units of distance are: Miles, Yards, Feet, Inches
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∙ 9y agoReed sensors are used to measure linear distance. The linear distance is the amount of space between two given points.
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What unit measures distance in the metric system?
The metre (meter in the USA) is the base unit of length in the metric system. It is equal to the distance light travels in a vacuum in a time interval of 1/299792458 of a second.
What is the difference between 1 kiloton and 1 mile?
1 kiloton is a unit of explosive energy equivalent to 1,000 metric tons of TNT. It measures the power of an explosion. Mile, on the other hand, is a unit of distance that measures how far something is. These two units measure completely different quantities - one measures energy and the other measures distance.
What distance measures would you most likely find on a road on a map of Italy using the metric system?
Distances on Italian roads, and road maps, are in kilometres.
What does dL stand for in Metric Measures?
decliter
What metric unit measures weight?
kilograms
A metric odometer measures distance in?
A metric odometer measures distance in kilometers. When you ride a bike, vehicle, or scooter and skateboard, you are traveling in kilometers.
What does a metric odometer measures?
Distance, in kilometers.
Are kilometers English or metric measures?
The 'kilometer' is a unit of length or distance in the metric system.
Does metric ruler measures thickness and distance?
Yes the thickness of something is just a distance.
What are centimeters kilometers and millimeters?
They are measures of distance or length in the metric system.
How long is juicy fruit in metric measures?
24 metric measures
What unit measures distance in the metric system?
The metre (meter in the USA) is the base unit of length in the metric system. It is equal to the distance light travels in a vacuum in a time interval of 1/299792458 of a second.
How does a 1000 grams equal a 1000 years if it can't how can there be a year y2k since the metric system does not measure time but instead measures distance and weight?
Of course the metric system measures time. The second is one of the seven base units.
Distance measures would you most likely find on a walking tour map of downtown Paris using the metric system?
Meters
Which of these distance measures would you most likely find on a walking tour map of downtown Paris using the metric system?
Meters
Who used metric measures first?
France originated the metric system.
What is the equation to get the distance algebra?
It is possible to define a number of different metrics (measures of distance) on a space and the formula will depend on the metric. A simple pair of metrics to illustrate: imagine a town with a road layout like downtown Manhattan. Streets and Avenues at right angles to one another. The distance from one corner to another is a number of avenues across plus a number of streets up (or down). This is known as the taxicab or Minkowski metric. An alternative measure is a "as-the-crow-flies" distance. Both measures are perfectly valid but will give rise to different formulae. There are other metric, too.
