• bi_tux@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    in europe we have a and hekta, a is 10m^2 and hekta 100m^2 and km^2 which is 1000m^2 ofc

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      8 months ago

      without brackets this is misleading:

      a = (10m)² = 100m²

      ha = (100m)² = 10,000m²

      km² = (1000m)² = 1,000,000m²

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        8 months ago

        yes, but they have a special name in german (at least in austria) similar to the way 4cl are a shot and 1l is a Maß ig

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          8 months ago

          I think they were telling you that you either forgot parentheses or a few zeros, see my comment ^-^