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It displays the total miles or kilometers traveled by the drive wheels on the vehicle

since the odometer was installed or reset. Wikipedia has more info in their odometer

post, and a link is provided.

Strictly speaking, the odometer of an automobile counts revolutions of the wheels. The practical application is in its use for measuring the distance the car has traveled. Our crack automotive engineers know how to derive distance from wheel revolutions, because they know the diameter of the tire, and they know how to use the diameter to calculate how far the wheel rolls with each revolution.

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