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NIST Metric Pyramid

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Author(s)

J B. McCracken

Abstract

Paper cut-out pyramid, 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm, listing metric conversion information on each face covering units of length, mass or weight, area or surface, energy, volume and temperature. The bottom face lists metric symbols.
Citation
Letter Circular - 1140
Report Number
1140
NIST Pub Series
Letter Circular
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

conversion factors, metric conversion, metric education, metric system
Metric

Citation

McCracken, J. (2002), NIST Metric Pyramid, Letter Circular, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.LCIRC.1140 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created April 1, 2002, Updated January 27, 2020
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