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) |
smoot | 108.8955224 smoot | 217.7910448 smoot | 326.6865672 smoot | 435.5820896 smoot | 544.4776119 smoot | 653.3731343 smoot | 762.2686567 smoot | 871.1641791 smoot | 980.0597015 smoot | 1,088.9552239 smoot | 1,197.8507463 smoot | 1,306.7462687 smoot | 1,415.6417910 smoot | 1,524.5373134 smoot | 1,633.4328358 smoot | 1,742.3283582 smoot | 1,851.2238806 smoot | 1,960.1194030 smoot | 2,069.0149254 smoot | 2,177.9104478 smoot | 2,286.8059701 smoot | 2,395.7014925 smoot | 2,504.5970149 smoot | 2,613.4925373 smoot | 2,722.3880597 smoot | 2,831.2835821 smoot | 2,940.1791045 smoot | 3,049.0746269 smoot | 3,157.9701493 smoot | 3,266.8656716 smoot | 3,375.7611940 smoot | 3,484.6567164 smoot | 3,593.5522388 smoot | 3,702.4477612 smoot | 3,811.3432836 smoot | 3,920.2388060 smoot | 4,029.1343284 smoot | 4,138.0298507 smoot | 4,246.9253731 smoot | 4,355.8208955 smoot | 4,464.7164179 smoot | 4,573.6119403 smoot | 4,682.5074627 smoot | 4,791.4029851 smoot | 4,900.2985075 smoot | 5,009.1940299 smoot | 5,118.0895522 smoot | 5,226.9850746 smoot | 5,335.8805970 smoot | 5,444.7761194 smoot | 5,553.6716418 smoot | 5,662.5671642 smoot | 5,771.4626866 smoot | 5,880.3582090 smoot | 5,989.2537313 smoot | 6,098.1492537 smoot | 6,207.0447761 smoot | 6,315.9402985 smoot | 6,424.8358209 smoot | 6,533.7313433 smoot | 6,642.6268657 smoot | 6,751.5223881 smoot | 6,860.4179104 smoot | 6,969.3134328 smoot | 7,078.2089552 smoot | 7,187.1044776 smoot | 7 296 smoot | 7,404.8955224 smoot | 7,513.7910448 smoot | 7,622.6865672 smoot | 7,731.5820896 smoot | 7,840.4776119 smoot | 7,949.3731343 smoot | 8,058.2686567 smoot | 8,167.1641791 smoot | 8,276.0597015 smoot | 8,384.9552239 smoot | 8,493.8507463 smoot | 8,602.7462687 smoot | 8,711.6417910 smoot | 8,820.5373134 smoot | 8,929.4328358 smoot | 9,038.3283582 smoot | 9,147.2238806 smoot | 9,256.1194030 smoot | 9,365.0149254 smoot | 9,473.9104478 smoot | 9,582.8059701 smoot | 9,691.7014925 smoot | 9,800.5970149 smoot | 9,909.4925373 smoot | 10,018.3880597 smoot | 10,127.2835821 smoot | 10,236.1791045 smoot | 10,345.0746269 smoot | 10,453.9701493 smoot | 10,562.8656716 smoot | 10,671.7611940 smoot | 10,780.6567164 smoot | 10,889.5522388 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 (imperial) | ≡ 608 ft | ≈ 185.3184 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (imperial) | smoots | cable length (imperial) | smoots |
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1 | ≈ 108.89552238806 | 4 | ≈ 435.58208955224 |
1.5 | ≈ 163.34328358209 | 4.5 | ≈ 490.02985074627 |
2 | ≈ 217.79104477612 | 5 | ≈ 544.4776119403 |
2.5 | ≈ 272.23880597015 | 5.5 | ≈ 598.92537313433 |
3 | ≈ 326.68656716418 | 6 | ≈ 653.37313432836 |
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 (imperial) | smoots | cable length (imperial) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0091831140350877 | 4 | ≈ 0.036732456140351 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.013774671052632 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.041324013157895 |
2 | ≈ 0.018366228070175 | 5 | ≈ 0.045915570175439 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.022957785087719 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.050507127192982 |
3 | ≈ 0.027549342105263 | 6 | ≈ 0.055098684210526 |
cable length (imperial) | smoots |
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1 | ≈ 108.8955224 |
0.0091831 | ≈ 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 …) |