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Square Dekameter [dam²]


A square dekameter (dam²) is a unit of area representing a square with sides 1 dekameter (10 meters) long.

1 dam² = 100 m².

It’s used to measure medium-sized areas like small plots of land or large rooms.


Barn [b]


A barn (b) is a very small unit of area used mainly in nuclear and particle physics to measure the cross-sectional area of atomic nuclei and particles.

1 barn = 10⁻²⁸ square meters (m²).

The name "barn" humorously refers to something “as big as a barn” in the tiny world of atomic scales, despite its extremely small size.



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