›› Measurement unit: are

Full name: are

Plural form: ares

Symbol: a

Category type: area

Scale factor: 100


›› SI unit: square meter

The SI derived unit for area is the square meter.
1 square meter is equal to 0.01 are.


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›› Definition: Are

An are or (symbol a) is a unit of surface area, equivalent to 100 square metres. The are is most familiar through its derived unit, the hectare. Neither the are nor the hectare are SI units, although they are both accepted for use with SI units.


›› Sample conversions: are

are to pyong
are to square Paris foot
are to oxgang
are to square link [Ramden, Engineer]
are to arpent [Canada]
are to square league [U.S. statute]
are to square foot
are to square chain [Gunter, survey]
are to legua
are to joch


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