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Conversions: Calculators and Tools

Units of measurement and number bases, from kilometers to binary.

Everyone has gotten lost in a recipe written in cups, a specification in inches, or a file measured in megabytes that seems to have a different size everywhere. Converting units is one of those small tasks that produce big errors.

The tools in this category use exact conversion factors, when they exist, and show the calculation used so you can check it. There is also a number base converter, useful for computer science students and for anyone curious about how machines count.

Where to start. For everyday use, the unit converter covers length, mass, area, volume, speed, time, temperature and digital data. The base converter is more specific: it is for studying number systems, programming and electronics.

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