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    length
    /lɛŋ(k)θ/

    noun

    • 1. the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object: "the delta is twenty kilometres in length" Similar extentextent lengthwisedistancedistance lengthwise
    • 2. the amount of time occupied by something: "delivery must be within a reasonable length of time" Similar perioddurationstretchterm

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  2. 2 days ago · 1 attometre. The attometre ( SI symbol: am) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10−18 metres. To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 −18 m and 10 −17 m (1 am and 10 am).

  3. 4 days ago · The units of a physical quantity are defined by convention and related to some standard; e.g., length may have units of metres, feet, inches, miles or micrometres; but any length always has a dimension of L, no matter what units of length are chosen to express it.

  4. 3 days ago · The distance formula is an algebraic equation used to find the length of a line segment between two points on a graph, called the Cartesian coordinate system (also known as the point coordinate plane).

  5. 4 days ago · Overview. An array is a data structure that allows us to store and manipulate a collection of elements of the same data type. Arrays have a fixed size, determined during initialization, which cannot be altered during runtime. In this tutorial, we’ll see how to declare an array.

  6. 3 days ago · Hint: The distance or size between from one end to other end is known as length. SI unit of length is meter and it is denoted by ‘m’. One meter is defined as the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1299,792,4581299,792,458 of a second.

  7. 2 days ago · Arc length of a circle is the length of the curved part. Arc length of a full circle is its circumference, but what about the arc length of sectors (pieces of circles)? They are calculated by a formula \(S=r\theta,\) where \(S\) is the arc length, \(r\) is the radius of the circle, and \(\theta\) is the angle of the sector.

  8. 2 days ago · A polar curve is a shape constructed using the polar coordinate system. Polar curves are defined by points that are a variable distance from the origin (the pole) depending on the angle measured off the positive x x -axis.

  9. 3 days ago · adverb. in a lengthy or prolix manner. “she talked at length about the problem” synonyms: lengthily. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "At length." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/at length. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. at length.

  10. 3 days ago · This article contains a list of countries by length of coastline, in kilometers. Though the coastline paradox stipulates that coastlines do not have a well-defined length, there are various methods in use to measure coastlines through ratios and other metrics.

  11. 1 day ago · What are lenses? They are transparent solids which refract the light passing through them. Above: diverging lens; Below: converging lens. A key property of lenses lies in their curvature. The curvature of lenses allows them to be used for a variety of purposes and to produce different types of images.