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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
A standard range of paper sizes in which each successive size has half the area of the previous size, with dimensions rounded to whole millimetres.
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Specification 3.5.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Sizes and MeasurementsThe A series runs from large sheets such as A0 to small sheets such as A7. As the number increases, the sheet becomes smaller. Cutting an A3 sheet in half across its longer dimension produces two A4 sheets; halving A4 produces two A5 sheets.
Component 1
A system of standard paper sizes in which each successive size is approximately half the area of the preceding size, while keeping the same proportions.
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The A-series provides standard sheet sizes. A smaller number means a larger sheet: A3 is larger than A4, which is larger than A5.
