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) |
smoot | 108.8259490 smoot | 217.6518980 smoot | 326.4778470 smoot | 435.3037960 smoot | 544.1297450 smoot | 652.9556940 smoot | 761.7816430 smoot | 870.6075920 smoot | 979.4335410 smoot | 1,088.2594900 smoot | 1,197.0854389 smoot | 1,305.9113879 smoot | 1,414.7373369 smoot | 1,523.5632859 smoot | 1,632.3892349 smoot | 1,741.2151839 smoot | 1,850.0411329 smoot | 1,958.8670819 smoot | 2,067.6930309 smoot | 2,176.5189799 smoot | 2,285.3449289 smoot | 2,394.1708779 smoot | 2,502.9968269 smoot | 2,611.8227759 smoot | 2,720.6487249 smoot | 2,829.4746739 smoot | 2,938.3006229 smoot | 3,047.1265719 smoot | 3,155.9525209 smoot | 3,264.7784699 smoot | 3,373.6044189 smoot | 3,482.4303678 smoot | 3,591.2563168 smoot | 3,700.0822658 smoot | 3,808.9082148 smoot | 3,917.7341638 smoot | 4,026.5601128 smoot | 4,135.3860618 smoot | 4,244.2120108 smoot | 4,353.0379598 smoot | 4,461.8639088 smoot | 4,570.6898578 smoot | 4,679.5158068 smoot | 4,788.3417558 smoot | 4,897.1677048 smoot | 5,005.9936538 smoot | 5,114.8196028 smoot | 5,223.6455518 smoot | 5,332.4715008 smoot | 5,441.2974498 smoot | 5,550.1233988 smoot | 5,658.9493477 smoot | 5,767.7752967 smoot | 5,876.6012457 smoot | 5,985.4271947 smoot | 6,094.2531437 smoot | 6,203.0790927 smoot | 6,311.9050417 smoot | 6,420.7309907 smoot | 6,529.5569397 smoot | 6,638.3828887 smoot | 6,747.2088377 smoot | 6,856.0347867 smoot | 6,964.8607357 smoot | 7,073.6866847 smoot | 7,182.5126337 smoot | 7,291.3385827 smoot | 7,400.1645317 smoot | 7,508.9904807 smoot | 7,617.8164297 smoot | 7,726.6423787 smoot | 7,835.4683277 smoot | 7,944.2942766 smoot | 8,053.1202256 smoot | 8,161.9461746 smoot | 8,270.7721236 smoot | 8,379.5980726 smoot | 8,488.4240216 smoot | 8,597.2499706 smoot | 8,706.0759196 smoot | 8,814.9018686 smoot | 8,923.7278176 smoot | 9,032.5537666 smoot | 9,141.3797156 smoot | 9,250.2056646 smoot | 9,359.0316136 smoot | 9,467.8575626 smoot | 9,576.6835116 smoot | 9,685.5094606 smoot | 9,794.3354096 smoot | 9,903.1613586 smoot | 10,011.9873076 smoot | 10,120.8132566 smoot | 10,229.6392055 smoot | 10,338.4651545 smoot | 10,447.2911035 smoot | 10,556.1170525 smoot | 10,664.9430015 smoot | 10,773.7689505 smoot | 10,882.5948995 smoot |
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) | smoots | cable length (International) | smoots |
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1 | ≡ 108.82594899518 | 4 | ≡ 435.30379598073 |
1.5 | ≡ 163.23892349277 | 4.5 | ≡ 489.71677047832 |
2 | ≡ 217.65189799036 | 5 | ≡ 544.12974497591 |
2.5 | ≡ 272.06487248795 | 5.5 | ≡ 598.5427194735 |
3 | ≡ 326.47784698554 | 6 | ≡ 652.95569397109 |
The smoot /ˈsmuːt/ is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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smoot | ≡ Height of Oliver R. Smoot. | ≡ 1.7018 m | Other (Length) |
smoots | cable length (International) | smoots | cable length (International) |
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1 | ≡ 0.0091889848812095 | 4 | ≡ 0.036755939524838 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.013783477321814 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.041350431965443 |
2 | ≡ 0.018377969762419 | 5 | ≡ 0.045944924406048 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.022972462203024 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.050539416846652 |
3 | ≡ 0.027566954643629 | 6 | ≡ 0.055133909287257 |
cable length (International) | smoots |
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1 | ≡ 108.8259490 |
0.0091890 | ≡ 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 …) |