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The base unit for LENGTH is
meter
also spelled metre

Use the symbol m

A meter is about as long as a  baseball bat.
		A meter can be the length of an average persons long step.
The height of the handle on a standard door is about 1 meter from the floor.
If a dime is about  1 millimeter thick...	then 1000 dimes placed side by side  would be

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