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) |
quarter | 810.1487314 qr. | 1,620.2974628 qr. | 2,430.4461942 qr. | 3,240.5949256 qr. | 4,050.7436570 qr. | 4,860.8923885 qr. | 5,671.0411199 qr. | 6,481.1898513 qr. | 7,291.3385827 qr. | 8,101.4873141 qr. | 8,911.6360455 qr. | 9,721.7847769 qr. | 10,531.9335083 qr. | 11,342.0822397 qr. | 12,152.2309711 qr. | 12,962.3797025 qr. | 13,772.5284339 qr. | 14,582.6771654 qr. | 15,392.8258968 qr. | 16,202.9746282 qr. | 17,013.1233596 qr. | 17,823.2720910 qr. | 18,633.4208224 qr. | 19,443.5695538 qr. | 20,253.7182852 qr. | 21,063.8670166 qr. | 21,874.0157480 qr. | 22,684.1644794 qr. | 23,494.3132108 qr. | 24,304.4619423 qr. | 25,114.6106737 qr. | 25,924.7594051 qr. | 26,734.9081365 qr. | 27,545.0568679 qr. | 28,355.2055993 qr. | 29,165.3543307 qr. | 29,975.5030621 qr. | 30,785.6517935 qr. | 31,595.8005249 qr. | 32,405.9492563 qr. | 33,216.0979878 qr. | 34,026.2467192 qr. | 34,836.3954506 qr. | 35,646.5441820 qr. | 36,456.6929134 qr. | 37,266.8416448 qr. | 38,076.9903762 qr. | 38,887.1391076 qr. | 39,697.2878390 qr. | 40,507.4365704 qr. | 41,317.5853018 qr. | 42,127.7340332 qr. | 42,937.8827647 qr. | 43,748.0314961 qr. | 44,558.1802275 qr. | 45,368.3289589 qr. | 46,178.4776903 qr. | 46,988.6264217 qr. | 47,798.7751531 qr. | 48,608.9238845 qr. | 49,419.0726159 qr. | 50,229.2213473 qr. | 51,039.3700787 qr. | 51,849.5188101 qr. | 52,659.6675416 qr. | 53,469.8162730 qr. | 54,279.9650044 qr. | 55,090.1137358 qr. | 55,900.2624672 qr. | 56,710.4111986 qr. | 57,520.5599300 qr. | 58,330.7086614 qr. | 59,140.8573928 qr. | 59,951.0061242 qr. | 60,761.1548556 qr. | 61,571.3035871 qr. | 62,381.4523185 qr. | 63,191.6010499 qr. | 64,001.7497813 qr. | 64,811.8985127 qr. | 65,622.0472441 qr. | 66,432.1959755 qr. | 67,242.3447069 qr. | 68,052.4934383 qr. | 68,862.6421697 qr. | 69,672.7909011 qr. | 70,482.9396325 qr. | 71,293.0883640 qr. | 72,103.2370954 qr. | 72,913.3858268 qr. | 73,723.5345582 qr. | 74,533.6832896 qr. | 75,343.8320210 qr. | 76,153.9807524 qr. | 76,964.1294838 qr. | 77,774.2782152 qr. | 78,584.4269466 qr. | 79,394.5756780 qr. | 80,204.7244094 qr. | 81,014.8731409 qr. |
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) | quarters | cable length (International) | quarters |
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1 | = 810.14873140857 | 4 | = 3240.5949256343 |
1.5 | = 1215.2230971129 | 4.5 | = 3645.6692913386 |
2 | = 1620.2974628171 | 5 | = 4050.7436570429 |
2.5 | = 2025.3718285214 | 5.5 | = 4455.8180227472 |
3 | = 2430.4461942257 | 6 | = 4860.8923884514 |
The quarter (lit. "one-fourth") is used as the name of several distinct English units based on ¼ sizes of some base unit.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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quarter | qr. | ≡ 1⁄4 yd | = 0.2286 m | Metric system SI |
quarters | cable length (International) | quarters | cable length (International) |
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1 | = 0.0012343412526998 | 4 | = 0.0049373650107991 |
1.5 | = 0.0018515118790497 | 4.5 | = 0.005554535637149 |
2 | = 0.0024686825053996 | 5 | = 0.0061717062634989 |
2.5 | = 0.0030858531317495 | 5.5 | = 0.0067888768898488 |
3 | = 0.0037030237580994 | 6 | = 0.0074060475161987 |
cable length (International) | quarters |
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1 | = 810.1487314 |
0.0012343 | = 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 …) |