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In contrast, the ⚀lengthel is centimeter-like at slightly over 8.2d millimeters or at about a third of an inch (exactly 31/96d=27/80z inch, by a judicious choice of the ⚀accelerel). This is rather small, but its dozenal powers turn out to be quite convenient: The ⚀unqua·lengthel resembles a customary hand measure, or a decimeter. The ⚀biqua·lengthel resembles an old English ell measure. The ⚀volumel, at about 5/9 milliliter, and the ⚀massel at about 5/9 gram, are also smallish, but when scaled up by three dozenal powers, the ⚀triqua·volumel and ⚀triqua·massel happen to quite closely resemble a liter and a kilogram, respectively. As one proceeds deeper into the derivation of Primel units, other interesting coincidences pop up that help make Primel a rather convenient system of measure.
- See also: Mundane Realities
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