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31History of measurement — Units of measurement were among the earliest tools invented by humans. Primitive societies needed rudimentary measures for many tasks: constructing dwellings of an appropriate size and shape, fashioning clothing, or bartering food or raw… …
32American Measurement Standard — is a formal measurement standard for use with single family dwellings. Size or square footage, is and always has been, one of the most important factors in the home valuation process. Other than location, more weight is placed on this one… …
33Portable emissions measurement system — a portable emissions measurement system (PEMS) is essentially a lightweight ‘laboratory’ that is used to test and/or assess mobile source emissions (i.e. cars, trucks, buses, construction equipment, generators, trains, cranes, etc.) for the… …
34Ancient Egyptian units of measurement — The Ancient Egyptian unit of linear measurement was known as the Royal Cubit, was maintained as 523.5mm (20.61 inches) in length, and was subdivided into 7 palms of 4 digits each, giving 28 digits. This measurement standard was used from at least …
35Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology — A history of temperature measurement and pressure measurement technology.Timeline800s* 800s mdash; Differential pressure controls developed by the Banū Mūsā brothers. [citation|title=Ancient Discoveries, Episode 12: Machines of the East|publisher …
36Timeline of time measurement technology — Timeline of time measurement technology* 270 BC Ctesibius builds a popular water clock, called a clepsydra * 46 BC Julius Caesar and Sosigenes develop a solar calendar with leap years * 1000s Sets of hourglasses were maintained by ship s pages to …
37Inertial measurement unit — An inertial measurement unit, or IMU, is the main component of inertial guidance systems used in air , space , and watercraft, including guided missiles. An IMU works by sensing motion including the type, rate, and direction of that motion using… …
38French units of measurement — In France, before the decimalised metric system of 1799, a well defined old system existed, however with some local variants. For instance, the lieue could vary from 3.268 km in Beauce to 5.849 km in Provence. Between 1812 and 1839, many of the… …
39Frame-Accurate — VP A term to describe the highest precision in video editing. A frame is 1/30 of a second, and it is the smallest measurement of time in a video or audio recording …
40count — (ct) 1. a unit of quantity equal to 1. This unit is used in commerce to specify that the quantity stated represents a reliable count. For example, a carton marked oranges 24 ct contains exactly 24 oranges. 2. a traditional unit measuring… …
