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span

unit of length
Intangible obsolete_unit_of_length Q185759
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span

Summary

span is an obsolete unit of length[1]. span has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • span's instance of is recorded as obsolete unit of length[3].
  • span's instance of is recorded as English unit of measurement[4].
  • span's instance of is recorded as human-based unit of measurement[5].
  • span's instance of is recorded as unit of length[6].
  • span's measured physical quantity is recorded as length[7].
  • span is part of Russian system of units[8].
  • span's Commons category is recorded as Span (unit of length)[9].
  • span's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • span's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[11].
  • span's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.2286'}[12].
  • span's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q185759 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].
  • span's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'span'}[14].

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Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

span is part of Russian system of units[8].

Why It Matters

span has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] span is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · שלום1234321 · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Measured physical quantity → length
    Instance of → obsolete unit of length, English unit of measurement, human-based unit of measurement +1
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q794587]]"
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