# What is the smallest unit of length that can be meaningfully measured?

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**Created:** [May 3, 2007, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-smallest-unit-of-length-that-can-be-meaningfully-measured/402592 "2007-05-03T09:10:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-smallest-unit-of-length-that-can-be-meaningfully-measured/402592/21 "2007-05-05T02:16:17Z")

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[QUOTE=BrainGlutton]  
What is the smallest unit of length that can be meaningfully measured?  
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(hangs up)

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**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-smallest-unit-of-length-that-can-be-meaningfully-measured/402592/22 "2007-05-05T03:59:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Chronos]  
(electrons are believed to actually be true point particles, but things like that can’t generally be experimentally confirmed: All we can say is “it’s smaller than **so-and-so** ”).  
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I believe the word you’re looking for here is breadbox.

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