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The yard (symbol: yd) is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement equalling 3 feet or 36 inches. Since 1959 it has been by international agreement standardized as exactly 0.9144 meter. A distance of 1,760 yards is equal to 1 mile.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yard | Imperial/US units | 3 ft 36 in | 1.00 | infobox |
| Yard | Metric (SI) units | 0.9144 m | 1.00 | infobox |
| Yard | Symbol | yd | 1.00 | infobox |
| Yard | Unit of | Length | 1.00 | infobox |
| Yard | Unit system | imperial/US units | 1.00 | infobox |
| Yard | related to 19th-century Britain | Following Royal Society | 0.60 | section |
| Yard | related to 19th-century Britain | John Playfair | 0.60 | section |
| Yard | related to 19th-century Britain | William Hyde Wollaston | 0.60 | section |
| Yard | related to 19th-century Britain | John Warner | 0.60 | section |
| Yard | related to 19th-century Britain | This | 0.60 | section |
| Yard | related to 19th-century Britain | The Weights | 0.60 | section |
| Yard | related to 19th-century Britain | Measures Act | 0.60 | section |
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