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Vacuum is measured in inHg or inches of Mercury and a true vacuum is anything below zero on this scale...for reference normal atmospheric pressure or air pressure is about 14.7 inHg so anything less than that could be expressed as a vacuum or less than atmospheric pressure if above zero but less than 14.7 inHg...you can measure this with a vacuum gauge that you can get at any autoparts store but you can feel a vacuum as a suction just like your vacuum cleaner....So a vacuum is anyththing zero inHg or below and a partial vacuum is anything between zero and 14.7 inHg.

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