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Centiinch

A centiinch is a very small unit of length equal to one-hundredth of an inch (0.01 inch). It is not commonly used in everyday measurement but may appear in fields requiring precise fractional measurements based on the inch.

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  1 centiinch = 0.01 inch

  
  
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  Equivalent to 0.254 millimeters

  
  
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  Used for fine measurements where inch subdivisions are preferred

  
  
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  Rare and mostly of specialized or historical interest

  
  

The centiinch allows for more detailed measurements within the inch system, similar to how centimeters subdivide a meter.

Fermi

A fermi is a unit of length used in nuclear physics to measure extremely small distances, such as the size of atomic nuclei. It is equal to 1 femtometer (fm), which is 10⁻¹⁵ meters.

The unit is named after the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, known for his work in nuclear physics.

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  1 fermi = 1 femtometer = 10⁻¹⁵ meters

  
  
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  Used to measure nuclear dimensions and particle sizes

  
  
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  Essential in the study of nuclear and particle physics

  
  

The fermi is vital for describing distances at the subatomic scale, much smaller than atoms and molecules.