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  2. Micrometre - Wikipedia

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    The micrometre ( Commonwealth English) as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; [1] SI symbol: μm) or micrometer ( American English ), also commonly known by the non-SI term micron, [2] is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equalling 1 × 10−6 metre (SI standard prefix "micro-" = 10−6 ); that is ...

  3. Triple bar - Wikipedia

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    Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The triple bar or tribar, ≡, is a symbol with multiple, context-dependent meanings indicating equivalence of two different things. Its main uses are in mathematics and logic. It has the appearance of an equals sign = with a third line.

  4. Thai baht - Wikipedia

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    The baht ( / bɑːt /; Thai: บาท, pronounced [bàːt]; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 satang ( สตางค์, pronounced [sà.tāːŋ] ). Prior to decimalisation, the baht was divided into eight feuang ( เฟื้อง, pronounced [fɯá̯ŋ] ), each of eight att ( อัฐ ...

  5. Hyperbolic functions - Wikipedia

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    Hyperbolic functions occur in the calculations of angles and distances in hyperbolic geometry. They also occur in the solutions of many linear differential equations (such as the equation defining a catenary ), cubic equations, and Laplace's equation in Cartesian coordinates. Laplace's equations are important in many areas of physics, including ...

  6. Torque - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In physics and mechanics, torque is the rotational analogue of linear force. [1] It is also referred to as the moment of force (also abbreviated to moment ). The symbol for torque is typically , the lowercase Greek letter tau. When being referred to as moment of force, it is commonly denoted by M.

  7. Human Rights Campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group.It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization within the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization focuses on protecting and expanding rights for LGBTQ individuals, including advocating for same-sex marriage, anti-discrimination and hate crimes legislation, and HIV/AIDS advocacy.

  8. Colon (punctuation) - Wikipedia

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    The colon, :, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically. A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, or a quoted sentence. It is also used between hours and minutes in time, between certain elements in medical journal citations, between chapter and verse in Bible citations, and, in the US, for salutations in business letters and other formal letter writing.

  9. Proportionality (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, two sequences of numbers, often experimental data, are proportional or directly proportional if their corresponding elements have a constant ratio. The ratio is called coefficient of proportionality (or proportionality constant) and its reciprocal is known as constant of normalization (or normalizing constant ). Two sequences ...