cable length (imperial) | 1 cable length (imperial) | 2 cable length (imperial) | 3 cable length (imperial) | 4 cable length (imperial) | 5 cable length (imperial) | 6 cable length (imperial) | 7 cable length (imperial) | 8 cable length (imperial) | 9 cable length (imperial) | 10 cable length (imperial) | 11 cable length (imperial) | 12 cable length (imperial) | 13 cable length (imperial) | 14 cable length (imperial) | 15 cable length (imperial) | 16 cable length (imperial) | 17 cable length (imperial) | 18 cable length (imperial) | 19 cable length (imperial) | 20 cable length (imperial) | 21 cable length (imperial) | 22 cable length (imperial) | 23 cable length (imperial) | 24 cable length (imperial) | 25 cable length (imperial) | 26 cable length (imperial) | 27 cable length (imperial) | 28 cable length (imperial) | 29 cable length (imperial) | 30 cable length (imperial) | 31 cable length (imperial) | 32 cable length (imperial) | 33 cable length (imperial) | 34 cable length (imperial) | 35 cable length (imperial) | 36 cable length (imperial) | 37 cable length (imperial) | 38 cable length (imperial) | 39 cable length (imperial) | 40 cable length (imperial) | 41 cable length (imperial) | 42 cable length (imperial) | 43 cable length (imperial) | 44 cable length (imperial) | 45 cable length (imperial) | 46 cable length (imperial) | 47 cable length (imperial) | 48 cable length (imperial) | 49 cable length (imperial) | 50 cable length (imperial) | 51 cable length (imperial) | 52 cable length (imperial) | 53 cable length (imperial) | 54 cable length (imperial) | 55 cable length (imperial) | 56 cable length (imperial) | 57 cable length (imperial) | 58 cable length (imperial) | 59 cable length (imperial) | 60 cable length (imperial) | 61 cable length (imperial) | 62 cable length (imperial) | 63 cable length (imperial) | 64 cable length (imperial) | 65 cable length (imperial) | 66 cable length (imperial) | 67 cable length (imperial) | 68 cable length (imperial) | 69 cable length (imperial) | 70 cable length (imperial) | 71 cable length (imperial) | 72 cable length (imperial) | 73 cable length (imperial) | 74 cable length (imperial) | 75 cable length (imperial) | 76 cable length (imperial) | 77 cable length (imperial) | 78 cable length (imperial) | 79 cable length (imperial) | 80 cable length (imperial) | 81 cable length (imperial) | 82 cable length (imperial) | 83 cable length (imperial) | 84 cable length (imperial) | 85 cable length (imperial) | 86 cable length (imperial) | 87 cable length (imperial) | 88 cable length (imperial) | 89 cable length (imperial) | 90 cable length (imperial) | 91 cable length (imperial) | 92 cable length (imperial) | 93 cable length (imperial) | 94 cable length (imperial) | 95 cable length (imperial) | 96 cable length (imperial) | 97 cable length (imperial) | 98 cable length (imperial) | 99 cable length (imperial) | 100 cable length (imperial) |
point (American, English) | 527,296.6282544 pt | 1,054,593.2565087 pt | 1,581,889.8847631 pt | 2,109,186.5130175 pt | 2,636,483.1412719 pt | 3,163,779.7695262 pt | 3,691,076.3977806 pt | 4,218,373.026035 pt | 4,745,669.6542894 pt | 5,272,966.2825437 pt | 5,800,262.9107981 pt | 6,327,559.5390525 pt | 6,854,856.1673069 pt | 7,382,152.7955612 pt | 7,909,449.4238156 pt | 8,436,746.05207 pt | 8,964,042.6803244 pt | 9,491,339.3085787 pt | 10,018,635.936833 pt | 10,545,932.565087 pt | 11,073,229.193342 pt | 11,600,525.821596 pt | 12,127,822.449851 pt | 12,655,119.078105 pt | 13,182,415.706359 pt | 13,709,712.334614 pt | 14,237,008.962868 pt | 14,764,305.591122 pt | 15,291,602.219377 pt | 15,818,898.847631 pt | 16,346,195.475886 pt | 16,873,492.10414 pt | 17,400,788.732394 pt | 17,928,085.360649 pt | 18,455,381.988903 pt | 18,982,678.617157 pt | 19,509,975.245412 pt | 20,037,271.873666 pt | 20,564,568.501921 pt | 21,091,865.130175 pt | 21,619,161.758429 pt | 22,146,458.386684 pt | 22,673,755.014938 pt | 23,201,051.643192 pt | 23,728,348.271447 pt | 24,255,644.899701 pt | 24,782,941.527956 pt | 25,310,238.15621 pt | 25,837,534.784464 pt | 26,364,831.412719 pt | 26,892,128.040973 pt | 27,419,424.669227 pt | 27,946,721.297482 pt | 28,474,017.925736 pt | 29,001,314.553991 pt | 29,528,611.182245 pt | 30,055,907.810499 pt | 30,583,204.438754 pt | 31,110,501.067008 pt | 31,637,797.695262 pt | 32,165,094.323517 pt | 32,692,390.951771 pt | 33,219,687.580026 pt | 33,746,984.20828 pt | 34,274,280.836534 pt | 34,801,577.464789 pt | 35,328,874.093043 pt | 35,856,170.721297 pt | 36,383,467.349552 pt | 36,910,763.977806 pt | 37,438,060.606061 pt | 37,965,357.234315 pt | 38,492,653.862569 pt | 39,019,950.490824 pt | 39,547,247.119078 pt | 40,074,543.747332 pt | 40,601,840.375587 pt | 41,129,137.003841 pt | 41,656,433.632096 pt | 42,183,730.26035 pt | 42,711,026.888604 pt | 43,238,323.516859 pt | 43,765,620.145113 pt | 44,292,916.773367 pt | 44,820,213.401622 pt | 45,347,510.029876 pt | 45,874,806.658131 pt | 46,402,103.286385 pt | 46,929,399.914639 pt | 47,456,696.542894 pt | 47,983,993.171148 pt | 48,511,289.799402 pt | 49,038,586.427657 pt | 49,565,883.055911 pt | 50,093,179.684166 pt | 50,620,476.31242 pt | 51,147,772.940674 pt | 51,675,069.568929 pt | 52,202,366.197183 pt | 52,729,662.825437 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 (imperial) | ≡ 608 ft | ≈ 185.3184 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (imperial) | points (American, English) | cable length (imperial) | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 527296.62825437 | 4 | ≈ 2109186.5130175 |
1.5 | ≈ 790944.94238156 | 4.5 | ≈ 2372834.8271447 |
2 | ≈ 1054593.2565087 | 5 | ≈ 2636483.1412719 |
2.5 | ≈ 1318241.5706359 | 5.5 | ≈ 2900131.4553991 |
3 | ≈ 1581889.8847631 | 6 | ≈ 3163779.7695262 |
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 (American, English) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.272 in | ≈ 0.000351450 m | Other (Length) |
points (American, English) | cable length (imperial) | points (American, English) | cable length (imperial) |
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1 | ≈ 1.896465758392E-6 | 4 | ≈ 7.5858630335682E-6 |
1.5 | ≈ 2.8446986375881E-6 | 4.5 | ≈ 8.5340959127642E-6 |
2 | ≈ 3.7929315167841E-6 | 5 | ≈ 9.4823287919602E-6 |
2.5 | ≈ 4.7411643959801E-6 | 5.5 | ≈ 1.0430561671156E-5 |
3 | ≈ 5.6893972751761E-6 | 6 | ≈ 1.1378794550352E-5 |
cable length (imperial) | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 527,296.6282544 |
1.896465758392 × 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 …) |