It is an abbrevation for Common Era and is an alternative to the  naming of the calendar era of AD. BCE (Before Common Era) and CE  are the numerical equivalents of the ca â¦ lendar eras of BC (Before  Christ) and AD ('Anno Domini'). 632 CE means the same as 632 AD.
A Rod A rod is a unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet.
From this sentence we may conclude that if a rod is 5/8 (0.625) inch in diameter, it satisfies the diameter is-sue in this section of the NEC, and is compliant without the additional need for a listing. Five-eighths of an inch is 0.625.