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Hectare

The hectare (ha) is a unit of area in the metric system, commonly used to measure large plots of land, especially in agriculture, forestry, and land planning. One hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters or 0.01 square kilometers. It is roughly equivalent to 2.471 acres.

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The hectare was introduced in the 18th century as part of the metric system and is derived from the meter, the base unit of length in the metric system. The word "hectare" comes from the Greek word "hekaton" meaning "hundred," combined with the metric unit "are" (which represents 100 square meters). The hectare was designed to provide a practical unit for measuring larger areas, such as farmland and forests, in a way that fits within the metric system. Today, the hectare is widely used across the world for land measurement, although it is not commonly used in the United States, where acres are preferred instead.

Square Nanometer

The square nanometer (nm²) is a unit of area in the metric system, equal to the area of a square with sides that are each 1 nanometer long. One square nanometer is equivalent to 1/1,000,000,000th of a square millimeter or 10⁻¹⁸ square meters. It is commonly used to measure extremely small areas, such as the surface area of nanoparticles, molecular structures, or at the atomic scale.

Origin:

The square nanometer is derived from the nanometer, a unit of length in the metric system. The nanometer is one billionth of a meter (10⁻⁹ meters) and was introduced as part of the metric system to measure very small lengths at the atomic and molecular level. The square nanometer, being the square of the nanometer, is used to measure areas at the microscopic or nanoscopic scale. With the advancement of nanotechnology, materials science, and molecular biology, the square nanometer has become a critical unit for describing the properties of materials and structures at the nanoscale.

Convert Hectare to other area-converter units

1 Hectare = 10000 Square Meter

1 Hectare = 0.01 Square Kilometer

1 Hectare = 100000000 Square Centimeter

1 Hectare = 10000000000 Square Millimeter

1 Hectare = 1e+22 Square Nanometer

1 Hectare = 10000000000000000 Square Micrometer

1 Hectare = Hectare

1 Hectare = Acre

1 Hectare = 0.0038610216 Square Mile

1 Hectare = 11959.900463 Square Yard

1 Hectare = 107639.10417 Square Feet

1 Hectare = 15500031 Square Inch