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Square Rod


A square rod (also called a perch or pole) is a unit of area used in land measurement. It is the area of a square with each side one rod long.



  • 1 rod = 16.5 feet (5.029 meters)



  • 1 square rod = 16.5 ft × 16.5 ft = 272.25 square feet ≈ 25.29 square meters



  • 160 square rods = 1 acre



Square rods were historically used in surveying and property descriptions.



Square Mil [mil²]


A square mil (mil²) is a very small unit of area used mainly in engineering and manufacturing, especially for measuring the cross-sectional area of wires and thin materials.



  • 1 mil = 1/1000 of an inch (0.001 inch)



  • 1 square mil = (0.001 inch)² = 0.000001 square inches (in²)



  • 1 square mil ≈ 6.4516 × 10⁻¹⁰ square meters (m²)



Square mils are useful for precise measurements in electronics and materials science.



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