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Kilometer (km) — SI unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
Used worldwide for road distances, mapping, and athletics. In the metric system it scales cleanly with meters and centimeters for everyday to large-scale measurements.
- Symbol: km
- System: SI derived unit
- Exact relations: 1 km = 1,000 m = 10⁵ cm = 10⁶ mm
- Imperial/US equivalents: 1 km ≈ 0.621371 mi ≈ 3,280.8399 ft ≈ 1,093.6133 yd
- Typical examples: intercity travel; 5 km and 10 km races
Inch (in) — Imperial/US unit defined exactly as 25.4 millimeters
Standard in manufacturing and consumer specs in the US, including displays and lumber. Defined metrically for exact conversions.
- Symbol: in
- System: Imperial/US customary
- Exact relations: 1 in = 25.4 mm = 2.54 cm = 0.0254 m (exact)
- Other relations: 12 in = 1 ft, 36 in = 1 yd
- Typical examples: screen sizes, pipe/nominal lumber sizes, drill bits