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mass · Singapore / historical Malaya · Customary/trade weight; metrication history
Singapore picul
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- Record
- M623
- Definition quality
- Historically documented
- Conversion mode
- contextual
- Calculator
- Context required
Definition
Using Singapore’s statutory 0.6048 kg kati and the traditional 100-kati relationship, one picul is 60.48 kg. National Library history describes it approximately as 60 kg during metrication education.
Approximate reference value
One Singapore picul is understood to be about 60.48 kilograms.
History & use
Singapore’s metrication campaign had to translate between Imperial, metric and local systems used side by side in trade.
Modern use
Modern use is context-dependent and varies by region or measurement system.
Sources & evidence
Source tier — · confidence high
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