Carat vs. Tola
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Difference Between Carat and Tola
Caratnoun
A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
Tolanoun
A unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains ({{11.663 8038 grams}}) in 1833, and of a similar but slightly variable value before that date.
Caratnoun
(historical) Any of several units of weight, varying from 189 to 212 mg, the weight of a carob seed.
Caratnoun
A measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
Caratnoun
a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
Caratnoun
the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
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