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cubit

historical unit of length
Intangible obsolete_unit_of_length Q6502030
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cubit

Summary

cubit is an obsolete unit of length[1]. cubit has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • cubit's instance of is recorded as obsolete unit of length[3].
  • cubit's instance of is recorded as human-based unit of measurement[4].
  • cubit's instance of is recorded as English unit of measurement[5].
  • cubit's instance of is recorded as unit of length[6].
  • cubit's measured physical quantity is recorded as length[7].
  • cubit is a type of human-based unit of measurement[8].
  • cubit's Commons category is recorded as Cubit arms[9].
  • cubit's said to be the same as is recorded as ell[10].
  • cubit's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[11].
  • cubit's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.5'}[12].
  • cubit's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q6502030 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include obsolete unit of length[3], human-based unit of measurement[4], English unit of measurement[5], and unit of length[6]. cubit is a type of human-based unit of measurement[8].

Why It Matters

cubit has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] cubit is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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