Why can apace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?

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The sizeof the foot varies from person to person. If footsteps of two personsare used to measure the length respectively, then the two distancesmay not be equal. Thus, a footstep is not a constant quantity. Hence,it cannot be used as a standard unit of length.

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