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Arpent

An arpent is a traditional unit of length and area used primarily in French-speaking regions, especially in parts of Canada (like Quebec) and Louisiana in the United States. It originated in France and was commonly used in land measurement and agriculture.

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  As a length, one arpent is approximately 192 feet (about 58.47 meters), though it varies regionally.

  
  
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  As an area, an arpent is roughly equal to 0.84 acres or about 3,400 square meters.

  
  

The arpent was important for defining land parcels during French colonial times and is still referenced in legal land descriptions in some areas today.

Summary:

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  Length: ~192 feet (58.47 meters)

  
  
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  Area: ~0.84 acres (3,400 m²)

  
  
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  Used historically in French-influenced regions for land measurement

  
  
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  Still appears in land records and legal contexts in parts of North America

Dekameter

A dekameter (dam) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 10 meters. It sits between a meter and a hectometer in size. Although it is an official part of the metric system, the dekameter is rarely used in everyday life, education, or even science. For example, a small swimming pool might be around 2 dekameters long. The symbol for dekameter is "dam". Since most people prefer using meters or kilometers, the dekameter is more of a theoretical unit used mainly for teaching the structure of the metric system.