IN MATH:1. n. a standard or reference against which other things are compared. 2. 1; one. 3. the name of the first place to the left of the decimal.

See:
  • Make A Customary (Inch) Ruler
  • Customary Ruler Graphic
  • Practice Drawing W/Quarter-Inches
  • Measure Up I - Customary Units Resource Page
  • Vocabulary - customary, English, scientific units

  • See:

    MEASURE UP (PART II) - The Metric System Resource Page

      It includes:
    • Introduction to the Introduction
    • Introduction to the Metric System
    • Introduction to the Metric System --II
    • Meter Tape
    • Metric Prefixes & Conversion
    • Liter Box
    • Braided Centimeter Cube
    • Liter Bottle
    • Body Lab - I
    • Body Lab - II
    • Height & Drawing Proportional Stick Figures
    • VOCABULARY

    IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

    APPLICATION: See lists 10 and 100 and 110.

    1. Select the units of length.

    liter foot meter inch second
    hour degree yard day
    dollar kilogram hectare acre

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