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<p>A <b>ruler</b> is an instrument used to make <a href="page.php?w=length_measurement">length measurement</a>s, whereby a length is read from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. Alternatively, it is called a <b>rule</b>, <b>scale</b>, <b>line gauge</b>, or <b>metre/meter stick</b>. Usually, the instrument is rigid and the edge itself is a <a href="page.php?w=straightedge">straightedge</a> ("ruled straightedge"), which additionally allows one to draw straighter lines. Rulers are an important tool  in geometry, geography</p><p>
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