Span (unit)
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span-unit-296-10231254
title:
Span (unit)
text:
A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span or full span and little span or short span.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Hand-based measurement
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Span_(unit)
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date modified:
2023-02-05T22:51:49Z
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13
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