Imprecise Units of Measurement

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A list of 218 words by hernesheir.

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About

A list of terms for units of measurement that are less than exact, such as dessert-spoonful.

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hernesheir commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

Thanks for the additions, actung!

December 6, 2010
hernesheir commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

Thanks Pro'!

December 6, 2010
Prolagus commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

hahah you're un be' welcome...

December 7, 2010
1288751522 commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

a blob (used while cooking)

December 13, 2010
1288751522 commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

a shit-ton

December 13, 2010
reesetee commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

Great list idea! :-)

December 14, 2010
hernesheir commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

Thanks, reesetee!

December 14, 2010
marky commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

cool list!

February 2, 2012
marky commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

hard to believe umpteen was missed here, added.

July 20, 2013
alexz commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

umpteen and kajillion are 'large numbers'

July 20, 2013
marky commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

yes, that is correct. i just added inexhaustible as well.

July 20, 2013
danama commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

tranche?

August 23, 2013
moontan commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement

I added parsec because it's imprecise if you don't specify the planet and the star whose relative orbit the measurement is based on. Parsec is mostly used for "Earth parsec".

November 9, 2014