Decimal (area)

Decimal (area)

A decimal (also spelled decimel) is an obsolete unit of area in India and Bangladesh approximately equal to 1/100 acre (40.46 m²). After metrication in the mid-20th century by both countries, the unit became obsolete.

ee also

*List of customary units of measurement in South Asia

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