Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A pace is a unit of length consisting either of one normal walking step (~0.75 m), or of a double step, returning to the same foot (~1.5 m). Like other traditional measurements, paces started as informal units but have since been standardized, often with the specific length set according to a typical brisk or military marching stride.In the US, it is an uncommon customary unit of length denoting a brisk single step and equal to 2½ feet or 30 inches (76.2 cm).The term \"pace\" is also used to translate similar formal units in other systems of measurement. Pacing is also used as an informal measure in surveying, with the \"pace\" equal to two of the surveyor's steps reckoned through comparison with a standard rod or chain."@en }
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- Pace_(unit) abstract "A pace is a unit of length consisting either of one normal walking step (~0.75 m), or of a double step, returning to the same foot (~1.5 m). Like other traditional measurements, paces started as informal units but have since been standardized, often with the specific length set according to a typical brisk or military marching stride.In the US, it is an uncommon customary unit of length denoting a brisk single step and equal to 2½ feet or 30 inches (76.2 cm).The term \"pace\" is also used to translate similar formal units in other systems of measurement. Pacing is also used as an informal measure in surveying, with the \"pace\" equal to two of the surveyor's steps reckoned through comparison with a standard rod or chain.".