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A size

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A size [′ā ‚sīz]
(engineering)
One of a series of sizes to which trimmed paper and board are manufactured; for size AN,withNequal to any integer from 0 to 10, the length of the longer side is 2-(2N- 1)/4meters, while the length of the shorter side is 2-(2N+ 1)/4meters, with both lengths rounded off to the nearest millimeter.
Of a sheet of paper, the dimensions 8.5 inches by 11 inches (216 millimeters by 279 millimeters).


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