Decimal
| Physical unit | |
|---|---|
| Unit name | Decimal |
| Unit symbol | Dec |
| dimension | Area |
| system | Old weights and measures (Bavaria) |
| In SI units | 34.0727 m² |
| Derived from | Day's work |
A decimal , abbreviated to Dec. , was a Bavarian area measure and comprised 34.0727 m², according to other information also 34.08 m², which corresponds to a hundredth of a day's work :
1 Tagwerk = 100 decimal = 40,000 square foot = 3407.27 m² (of the foot to 0.291859 m )
The area measure was used in notary deeds and newspaper articles in Bavaria at least until 1958.
See also
Wiktionary: decimal - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Web links
- PDF at w210.ub.uni-tuebingen.de (2.22 MB)
- Rolf Faedrich: Information on the origin of mathematical terms and mathematicians
- Peter Blickle: Historical Atlas of Bavaria: Kempten. Munich 1968 (from page 218 historical land register with area data in daily work and decimal)