cable length (International) | 1 cable length (International) | 2 cable length (International) | 3 cable length (International) | 4 cable length (International) | 5 cable length (International) | 6 cable length (International) | 7 cable length (International) | 8 cable length (International) | 9 cable length (International) | 10 cable length (International) | 11 cable length (International) | 12 cable length (International) | 13 cable length (International) | 14 cable length (International) | 15 cable length (International) | 16 cable length (International) | 17 cable length (International) | 18 cable length (International) | 19 cable length (International) | 20 cable length (International) | 21 cable length (International) | 22 cable length (International) | 23 cable length (International) | 24 cable length (International) | 25 cable length (International) | 26 cable length (International) | 27 cable length (International) | 28 cable length (International) | 29 cable length (International) | 30 cable length (International) | 31 cable length (International) | 32 cable length (International) | 33 cable length (International) | 34 cable length (International) | 35 cable length (International) | 36 cable length (International) | 37 cable length (International) | 38 cable length (International) | 39 cable length (International) | 40 cable length (International) | 41 cable length (International) | 42 cable length (International) | 43 cable length (International) | 44 cable length (International) | 45 cable length (International) | 46 cable length (International) | 47 cable length (International) | 48 cable length (International) | 49 cable length (International) | 50 cable length (International) | 51 cable length (International) | 52 cable length (International) | 53 cable length (International) | 54 cable length (International) | 55 cable length (International) | 56 cable length (International) | 57 cable length (International) | 58 cable length (International) | 59 cable length (International) | 60 cable length (International) | 61 cable length (International) | 62 cable length (International) | 63 cable length (International) | 64 cable length (International) | 65 cable length (International) | 66 cable length (International) | 67 cable length (International) | 68 cable length (International) | 69 cable length (International) | 70 cable length (International) | 71 cable length (International) | 72 cable length (International) | 73 cable length (International) | 74 cable length (International) | 75 cable length (International) | 76 cable length (International) | 77 cable length (International) | 78 cable length (International) | 79 cable length (International) | 80 cable length (International) | 81 cable length (International) | 82 cable length (International) | 83 cable length (International) | 84 cable length (International) | 85 cable length (International) | 86 cable length (International) | 87 cable length (International) | 88 cable length (International) | 89 cable length (International) | 90 cable length (International) | 91 cable length (International) | 92 cable length (International) | 93 cable length (International) | 94 cable length (International) | 95 cable length (International) | 96 cable length (International) | 97 cable length (International) | 98 cable length (International) | 99 cable length (International) | 100 cable length (International) |
point (Didot; European) | 492,631.9995074 pt | 985,263.9990147 pt | 1,477,895.9985221 pt | 1,970,527.9980295 pt | 2,463,159.9975368 pt | 2,955,791.9970442 pt | 3,448,423.9965516 pt | 3,941,055.9960589 pt | 4,433,687.9955663 pt | 4,926,319.9950737 pt | 5,418,951.994581 pt | 5,911,583.9940884 pt | 6,404,215.9935958 pt | 6,896,847.9931032 pt | 7,389,479.9926105 pt | 7,882,111.9921179 pt | 8,374,743.9916253 pt | 8,867,375.9911326 pt | 9,360,007.99064 pt | 9,852,639.9901474 pt | 10,345,271.989655 pt | 10,837,903.989162 pt | 11,330,535.988669 pt | 11,823,167.988177 pt | 12,315,799.987684 pt | 12,808,431.987192 pt | 13,301,063.986699 pt | 13,793,695.986206 pt | 14,286,327.985714 pt | 14,778,959.985221 pt | 15,271,591.984728 pt | 15,764,223.984236 pt | 16,256,855.983743 pt | 16,749,487.983251 pt | 17,242,119.982758 pt | 17,734,751.982265 pt | 18,227,383.981773 pt | 18,720,015.98128 pt | 19,212,647.980787 pt | 19,705,279.980295 pt | 20,197,911.979802 pt | 20,690,543.979309 pt | 21,183,175.978817 pt | 21,675,807.978324 pt | 22,168,439.977832 pt | 22,661,071.977339 pt | 23,153,703.976846 pt | 23,646,335.976354 pt | 24,138,967.975861 pt | 24,631,599.975368 pt | 25,124,231.974876 pt | 25,616,863.974383 pt | 26,109,495.97389 pt | 26,602,127.973398 pt | 27,094,759.972905 pt | 27,587,391.972413 pt | 28,080,023.97192 pt | 28,572,655.971427 pt | 29,065,287.970935 pt | 29,557,919.970442 pt | 30,050,551.969949 pt | 30,543,183.969457 pt | 31,035,815.968964 pt | 31,528,447.968472 pt | 32,021,079.967979 pt | 32,513,711.967486 pt | 33,006,343.966994 pt | 33,498,975.966501 pt | 33,991,607.966008 pt | 34,484,239.965516 pt | 34,976,871.965023 pt | 35,469,503.96453 pt | 35,962,135.964038 pt | 36,454,767.963545 pt | 36,947,399.963053 pt | 37,440,031.96256 pt | 37,932,663.962067 pt | 38,425,295.961575 pt | 38,917,927.961082 pt | 39,410,559.960589 pt | 39,903,191.960097 pt | 40,395,823.959604 pt | 40,888,455.959112 pt | 41,381,087.958619 pt | 41,873,719.958126 pt | 42,366,351.957634 pt | 42,858,983.957141 pt | 43,351,615.956648 pt | 43,844,247.956156 pt | 44,336,879.955663 pt | 44,829,511.95517 pt | 45,322,143.954678 pt | 45,814,775.954185 pt | 46,307,407.953693 pt | 46,800,039.9532 pt | 47,292,671.952707 pt | 47,785,303.952215 pt | 48,277,935.951722 pt | 48,770,567.951229 pt | 49,263,199.950737 pt |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (International) | ≡ 1⁄10 nmi | ≡ 185.2 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (International) | points (Didot; European) | cable length (International) | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 492631.99950737 | 4 | ≈ 1970527.9980295 |
1.5 | ≈ 738947.99926105 | 4.5 | ≈ 2216843.9977832 |
2 | ≈ 985263.99901474 | 5 | ≈ 2463159.9975368 |
2.5 | ≈ 1231579.9987684 | 5.5 | ≈ 2709475.9972905 |
3 | ≈ 1477895.9985221 | 6 | ≈ 2955791.9970442 |
In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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point (Didot; European) | pt | ≡ 1⁄12 × 1⁄72 of pied du roi; | ≈ 0.00037597 m; | Other (Length) |
points (Didot; European) | cable length (International) | points (Didot; European) | cable length (International) |
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1 | ≈ 2.0299127969762E-6 | 4 | ≈ 8.119651187905E-6 |
1.5 | ≈ 3.0448691954644E-6 | 4.5 | ≈ 9.1346075863931E-6 |
2 | ≈ 4.0598255939525E-6 | 5 | ≈ 1.0149563984881E-5 |
2.5 | ≈ 5.0747819924406E-6 | 5.5 | ≈ 1.1164520383369E-5 |
3 | ≈ 6.0897383909287E-6 | 6 | ≈ 1.2179476781857E-5 |
cable length (International) | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 492,631.9995074 |
2.0299127969762 × 10-6 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |