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mm or cm.. I'm sure both would be accepted.

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I would use millimetres to measure the diameter of a thumbtack (commonly known as a drawing pin in the UK). The instrument depends on whether you want the length, in which case a ruler will work, or the width of the shaft, where a vernier caliper or micrometer would be better.

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You would use millimeters to measure the length of a thumb tack

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for metric units centimeters. for customary inches

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That would depend on the size of whatever it is you're measuring.

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You can use any unit of length/distance, such as meters or millimeters.

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A micrometre

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meters

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I agree with this answer

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millimeters

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Meters

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(g) grams- is the unit used in the metric system.


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