length normal

English translation: length standard

01:25 Mar 13, 2008

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Tech/Engineering - Mathematics & Statistics / Mathematics

English term or phrase: length normal

The source text was itself translated from German, possibly by a non-native English speaker. The term "length normal" appears in the following context:

In physics, the term “length” is used to denote the basic size and the dimension of linear distance of an object or between two objects. It is defined in measuring standards and the length normal. The mathematical symbol for length is l and its SI unit the metre."

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Selected answer:length standard

Explanation:
In writing "normal", the writer may have been thinking of "norm" or standard, and referring to the length standard, which was originally a metal bar, but today is based on light wavelengths .http://www.npl.co.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.485

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Margaret Schroeder
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length standard

Margaret Schroeder

normal length/ linear dimension

Phong Le

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normal length/ linear dimension

Explanation:
looks like linear dimension in ACAD software

Phong Le
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length standard

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Mexico
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