United States customary units
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United States customary units are a system of measurements used primarily in the United States, featuring units such as inches, feet, pounds, and gallons instead of the metric system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. customary units | 11 |
| United States customary units canonical | 10 |
| English units | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T759924 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States customary units Context triple: [Wamego, Kansas, United States, follows, United States customary units]
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A.
International System of Units
The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
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US
US is the IATA airline designator code assigned to the former American airline US Airways.
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Gaussian units
Gaussian units are a cgs-based system of electromagnetic units widely used in theoretical physics, especially in electrodynamics, for their mathematical simplicity and symmetry.
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USAR
USAR is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Army Reserve, the federal reserve force of the U.S. Army composed of part-time soldiers who support active-duty operations.
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EUA
EUA (European University Association) is a major organization representing and supporting higher education institutions and national rectors’ conferences across Europe in areas such as policy, quality assurance, and institutional development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States customary units Target entity description: United States customary units are a system of measurements used primarily in the United States, featuring units such as inches, feet, pounds, and gallons instead of the metric system.
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A.
International System of Units
The International System of Units is the globally accepted standard for measurement, defining a coherent set of base and derived units used in science, industry, and everyday life.
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B.
US
US is the IATA airline designator code assigned to the former American airline US Airways.
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C.
Gaussian units
Gaussian units are a cgs-based system of electromagnetic units widely used in theoretical physics, especially in electrodynamics, for their mathematical simplicity and symmetry.
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D.
USAR
USAR is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Army Reserve, the federal reserve force of the U.S. Army composed of part-time soldiers who support active-duty operations.
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E.
EUA
EUA (European University Association) is a major organization representing and supporting higher education institutions and national rectors’ conferences across Europe in areas such as policy, quality assurance, and institutional development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial and US customary measurement system
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system of measurement ⓘ |
| alsoUsedIn |
Liberia
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Myanmar ⓘ |
| basedOn | British Imperial units ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | International System of Units ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | United States of America ⓘ |
| differsFrom | British Imperial units in volume definitions ⓘ |
| dimensionSystem |
area
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energy ⓘ force ⓘ length ⓘ mass ⓘ power ⓘ pressure ⓘ temperature ⓘ volume ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | early English units used in the American colonies ⓘ |
| legalStatus | allowed for trade in the United States ⓘ |
| lengthBaseUnit | yard (defined as exactly 0.9144 metre) ⓘ |
| massBaseUnit | pound (defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilogram) ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
construction in the United States
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consumer products in the United States ⓘ everyday life in the United States ⓘ road signage in the United States ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ |
| temperatureBaseUnit | degree Fahrenheit (defined relative to kelvin and Celsius) ⓘ |
| usesUnit |
BTU
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acre ⓘ cubic foot ⓘ cubic inch ⓘ cubic yard ⓘ cup ⓘ degree Fahrenheit ⓘ fluid ounce ⓘ foot ⓘ foot-pound ⓘ gallon ⓘ horsepower ⓘ inch ⓘ mile ⓘ nautical mile ⓘ ounce ⓘ pint ⓘ pound ⓘ psi ⓘ quart ⓘ rankine ⓘ slug ⓘ square foot ⓘ square inch ⓘ square yard ⓘ tablespoon ⓘ teaspoon ⓘ ton (short ton) ⓘ yard ⓘ |
| volumeBaseUnit | US liquid gallon (defined as exactly 231 cubic inches) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States customary units Description of subject: United States customary units are a system of measurements used primarily in the United States, featuring units such as inches, feet, pounds, and gallons instead of the metric system.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. customary units
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Avoca, Iowa
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Harlan, Clay County, Alabama, United States
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Macon Downtown Airport
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U.S. customary units
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English units