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Gram

The gram (symbol: g) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). Definition of gram: Gram is defined as the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre [1 cm³], and at the temperature of 4 °C. Presently, a gram is defined as one-thousandth part of a kilogram.

The gram is today the most widely used unit of measurement for non-liquid ingredients in cooking and grocery shopping worldwide. The Japanese 1 yen coin has a mass of 1 gram,[14] lighter than the British penny (3.56 g), the United States penny (2.5 g), the Euro cent (2.30 g), and the Australian 5 cent coin (2.80 g).

Grain

The grain or troy grain (symbol: gr) is a unit of mass and it is exactly equal to 64.79891 milligrams. One gram is thus approximately equivalent to 15.43236 grains. The unit formerly used by jewellers to measure pearls, diamonds, and other precious stones, called the jeweller's grain or pearl grain, is equal to 1⁄4 carat (50 mg; 0.77 gr). The grain was also the name of a traditional French unit equal to 53.115 mg. In both British Imperial units and United States customary units, there are precisely 7,000 grains per avoirdupois pound, and 5,760 grains per troy pound or apothecaries' pound.

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