They both measure the length of a material. They just have different units and conversions.
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The difference between centimeters and inches is that inches is in the standard measuring system and centimeters is part of the metric measuring system.
you need more centimeters than inches. Because inches is bigger than centimeters
centimeters
You can buy many tapes with inches on one edge and metric on the other.
a straightedge need not have measuring increments (inches, centimeters, etc.) while a ruler is a straightedge with measuring increments