Definition:Avoirdupois/Short
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Definition
The following unit of mass are variants of the avoirdupois versions:
Short Hundredweight
The short hundredweight is an avoirdupois unit of mass.
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | short hundredweight | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 100\) | pounds avoirdupois | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 45 \cdotp 359\) | kilograms |
Quarter
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | quarter | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 5\) | short hundredweight | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 500\) | pounds avoirdupois | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 181 \cdotp 44\) | kilograms |
Short Ton
The short ton is an avoirdupois unit of mass.
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | short ton | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 4\) | quarters | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 20\) | short hundredweight | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2000\) | pounds avoirdupois | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 907 \cdot 2\) | kilograms |
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Linguistic Note
The word avoirdupois derives from the Norman French word whose literal translation is goods (that is property, or things owned) of weight.
The avoir part also means to have in modern French, and derives from the Latin habere.
It is pronounced something like av-wah-doo-pwah, although Francophones will be aware that there are further subtleties to this.