a

(Metric) As a lower-case prefix a-, see atto-.

length (Metric) Correctly Å, see angstrom.

area As a, see are; see SI alphabet for prefixes, notably ha = hectare.

time As a, see annum, i.e. year.

electromagnetics As A, see ampere; see also SI alphabet for prefixes.

astronomy As A, see astronomical unit (of length).

informatics In hexadecimal notation as A for 10, the first digit after 9.

See pitch.

 
 
 

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