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preferred number

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A standard value used as a guideline for product dimensions such as lengths, diameters, and volumes, to provide a useful range of sizes etc. and to promote compatibility between different objects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: industrial design

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