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Pound

The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. Most commonly, it refers to the avoirdupois pound (454 g), divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces.

Wikipedia and Wikis

Pound - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29

Other

ngs.noaa.gov
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/FedRegister/FRdoc ...
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Official Definition, showing history
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/FedRegister/FRdoc ...
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 811
http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/SP811/appenB9.html#MA ...
ngs.noaa.gov
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/FedRegister/FRdoc ...

Keywords and Synonyms

Pound, Pound avoirdupois, Pound mass, Lbs, Metric pound, ℔

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