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A number whose meaning depends entirely on which country's system.
Also known as: Shoe sizing, Paris point
Shoe sizes run on at least four incompatible systems. British and American sizes differ by about one and a half sizes for the same foot, European Paris points differ from both, and Japanese sizes give the foot length in centimetres — which is the only one of the four that states a measurement.
States a shoe's fitting size in one of several national systems, none of which converts exactly to another.
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Differs between the British and American systems by about one and a half sizes for the same foot, with women's and men's scales differing again within each.
Contexts: Packaging
Gives an actual foot length in centimetres in the Japanese system, which is the only common system that states a measurement rather than a code.
Contexts: Packaging
One or two numerals, sometimes with a half fraction and a letter, printed inside a shoe or on its box.