what is cubit?explain why, cubit cannot be used
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we would have to choose a particular cubit, since they varied from place to place. A cubit is based on the distance from the elbow to the extended middle finger, and not everyone was built to the same standard dimensions.
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An ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm.
Cubit are not used as standard units of length because their sizes vary from person to person. So, two different persons may give different measurements for the same length, which is not desirable for a standard unit.
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