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 (Didot; European) | 492,946.9435071 pt | 985,893.8870141 pt | 1,478,840.8305212 pt | 1,971,787.7740282 pt | 2,464,734.7175353 pt | 2,957,681.6610423 pt | 3,450,628.6045494 pt | 3,943,575.5480564 pt | 4,436,522.4915635 pt | 4,929,469.4350705 pt | 5,422,416.3785776 pt | 5,915,363.3220846 pt | 6,408,310.2655917 pt | 6,901,257.2090987 pt | 7,394,204.1526058 pt | 7,887,151.0961128 pt | 8,380,098.0396199 pt | 8,873,044.983127 pt | 9,365,991.926634 pt | 9,858,938.8701411 pt | 10,351,885.813648 pt | 10,844,832.757155 pt | 11,337,779.700662 pt | 11,830,726.644169 pt | 12,323,673.587676 pt | 12,816,620.531183 pt | 13,309,567.47469 pt | 13,802,514.418197 pt | 14,295,461.361705 pt | 14,788,408.305212 pt | 15,281,355.248719 pt | 15,774,302.192226 pt | 16,267,249.135733 pt | 16,760,196.07924 pt | 17,253,143.022747 pt | 17,746,089.966254 pt | 18,239,036.909761 pt | 18,731,983.853268 pt | 19,224,930.796775 pt | 19,717,877.740282 pt | 20,210,824.683789 pt | 20,703,771.627296 pt | 21,196,718.570803 pt | 21,689,665.51431 pt | 22,182,612.457817 pt | 22,675,559.401324 pt | 23,168,506.344831 pt | 23,661,453.288339 pt | 24,154,400.231846 pt | 24,647,347.175353 pt | 25,140,294.11886 pt | 25,633,241.062367 pt | 26,126,188.005874 pt | 26,619,134.949381 pt | 27,112,081.892888 pt | 27,605,028.836395 pt | 28,097,975.779902 pt | 28,590,922.723409 pt | 29,083,869.666916 pt | 29,576,816.610423 pt | 30,069,763.55393 pt | 30,562,710.497437 pt | 31,055,657.440944 pt | 31,548,604.384451 pt | 32,041,551.327958 pt | 32,534,498.271465 pt | 33,027,445.214973 pt | 33,520,392.15848 pt | 34,013,339.101987 pt | 34,506,286.045494 pt | 34,999,232.989001 pt | 35,492,179.932508 pt | 35,985,126.876015 pt | 36,478,073.819522 pt | 36,971,020.763029 pt | 37,463,967.706536 pt | 37,956,914.650043 pt | 38,449,861.59355 pt | 38,942,808.537057 pt | 39,435,755.480564 pt | 39,928,702.424071 pt | 40,421,649.367578 pt | 40,914,596.311085 pt | 41,407,543.254592 pt | 41,900,490.1981 pt | 42,393,437.141607 pt | 42,886,384.085114 pt | 43,379,331.028621 pt | 43,872,277.972128 pt | 44,365,224.915635 pt | 44,858,171.859142 pt | 45,351,118.802649 pt | 45,844,065.746156 pt | 46,337,012.689663 pt | 46,829,959.63317 pt | 47,322,906.576677 pt | 47,815,853.520184 pt | 48,308,800.463691 pt | 48,801,747.407198 pt | 49,294,694.350705 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 (Didot; European) | cable length (imperial) | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 492946.94350705 | 4 | ≈ 1971787.7740282 |
1.5 | ≈ 739420.41526058 | 4.5 | ≈ 2218261.2457817 |
2 | ≈ 985893.88701411 | 5 | ≈ 2464734.7175353 |
2.5 | ≈ 1232367.3587676 | 5.5 | ≈ 2711208.1892888 |
3 | ≈ 1478840.8305212 | 6 | ≈ 2957681.6610423 |
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 (imperial) | points (Didot; European) | cable length (imperial) |
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1 | ≈ 2.0286158848771E-6 | 4 | ≈ 8.1144635395082E-6 |
1.5 | ≈ 3.0429238273156E-6 | 4.5 | ≈ 9.1287714819467E-6 |
2 | ≈ 4.0572317697541E-6 | 5 | ≈ 1.0143079424385E-5 |
2.5 | ≈ 5.0715397121926E-6 | 5.5 | ≈ 1.1157387366824E-5 |
3 | ≈ 6.0858476546312E-6 | 6 | ≈ 1.2171695309262E-5 |
cable length (imperial) | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 492,946.9435071 |
2.0286158848771 × 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 …) |