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Micrometer (µm) — SI unit equal to one millionth of a meter
Used in precision engineering, microscopy, and semiconductor manufacturing for dimensions far below a millimeter
- Symbol: µm (also called micron)
- System: SI derived unit
- Exact relations: 1 µm = 10⁻⁶ m = 0.001 mm = 10⁻⁴ cm
- Imperial/US equivalents: 1 µm ≈ 0.0000393700787 in
- Typical examples: human hair ~70 µm; bacteria ~1–10 µm; semiconductor features in the sub-µm to tens of µm range
Light-year (ly) - astronomical distance
Light-year is an astronomical distance equal to the distance light travels in vacuum in one Julian year. Used for interstellar and intergalactic scales; based on c = 299,792,458 m/s and a Julian year of 365.25 days (31,557,600 s)
- Symbol: ly
- System: Astronomical (non-SI, accepted for use with SI)
- Defined relation: 1 ly = c × 31,557,600 s = 9.4607304725808×10^15 m ≈ 9.4607×10^12 km
- Other relations: 1 ly ≈ 63,241.077 AU; 1 ly ≈ 0.306601 pc; 1 pc ≈ 3.26156 ly
- Typical examples: Proxima Centauri ~4.2465 ly; Milky Way diameter ~1.0×10^5 ly; Andromeda Galaxy ~2.5×10^6 ly