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size

Size in general is the magnitude or dimensions of a thing. More specifically, geometrical size (or spatial size) can refer to linear dimensions (length, width, height, diameter, perimeter), area, or volume. Size can also be measured in terms of mass, especially when assuming a density range.

In mathematical terms, "size is a concept abstracted from the process of measuring by comparing a longer to a shorter". Size is determined by the process of comparing or measuring objects, which results in the determination of the magnitude of a quantity, such as length or mass, relative to a unit of measurement. Such a magnitude is usually expressed as a numerical value of units on a previously established spatial scale, such as meters or inches.
The sizes with which humans tend to be most familiar are body dimensions (measures of anthropometry), which include measures such as human height and human body weight. These measures can, in the aggregate, allow the generation of commercially useful distributions of products that accommodate expected body sizes, as with the creation of clothing sizes and shoe sizes, and with the standardization of door frame dimensions, ceiling heights, and bed sizes. The human experience of size can lead to a psychological tendency towards size bias, wherein the relative importance or perceived complexity of organisms and other objects is judged based on their size relative to humans, and particularly whether this size makes them easy to observe without aid.

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  1. Marky22

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  2. J

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  3. B

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  4. M

    Hole size for countertop...

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  5. L

    Old outside tap hosepipe connection -which size ?

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  6. N

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  7. P

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  8. Desktop987456

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  9. J

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  10. R

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  11. D

    Gas Appliance tube size

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  12. O

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  13. I

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  14. O

    What size air filter?

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  15. C

    Boiler Type and Size

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  16. W

    What radiator size please?

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  17. J

    Vent pipe size for vented cylinder installed in 2005-6

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  18. A

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  19. V

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  20. Pwarrener

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