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What does the scienctific term Au stand for?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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Au is the elemental term for Gold. It stands for the Latin word Aurum which means "shining dawn".

In astronomical terms, an AU is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun or 93 million miles or 300 million kilometers.

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