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Length Units Explained
Here are the most commonly used length units:
- Meter (m): The base unit of length in the metric system
- Kilometer (km): 1,000 meters, commonly used for long distances
- Centimeter (cm): 1/100 of a meter, used for smaller measurements
- Millimeter (mm): 1/1,000 of a meter, used for very small measurements
- Foot (ft): Imperial unit, equal to 0.3048 meters
- Inch (in): 1/12 of a foot, equal to 2.54 centimeters
- Yard (yd): 3 feet, equal to 0.9144 meters
- Mile (mi): 5,280 feet, equal to 1,609.344 meters