cable length (US) | 1 cable length (US) | 2 cable length (US) | 3 cable length (US) | 4 cable length (US) | 5 cable length (US) | 6 cable length (US) | 7 cable length (US) | 8 cable length (US) | 9 cable length (US) | 10 cable length (US) | 11 cable length (US) | 12 cable length (US) | 13 cable length (US) | 14 cable length (US) | 15 cable length (US) | 16 cable length (US) | 17 cable length (US) | 18 cable length (US) | 19 cable length (US) | 20 cable length (US) | 21 cable length (US) | 22 cable length (US) | 23 cable length (US) | 24 cable length (US) | 25 cable length (US) | 26 cable length (US) | 27 cable length (US) | 28 cable length (US) | 29 cable length (US) | 30 cable length (US) | 31 cable length (US) | 32 cable length (US) | 33 cable length (US) | 34 cable length (US) | 35 cable length (US) | 36 cable length (US) | 37 cable length (US) | 38 cable length (US) | 39 cable length (US) | 40 cable length (US) | 41 cable length (US) | 42 cable length (US) | 43 cable length (US) | 44 cable length (US) | 45 cable length (US) | 46 cable length (US) | 47 cable length (US) | 48 cable length (US) | 49 cable length (US) | 50 cable length (US) | 51 cable length (US) | 52 cable length (US) | 53 cable length (US) | 54 cable length (US) | 55 cable length (US) | 56 cable length (US) | 57 cable length (US) | 58 cable length (US) | 59 cable length (US) | 60 cable length (US) | 61 cable length (US) | 62 cable length (US) | 63 cable length (US) | 64 cable length (US) | 65 cable length (US) | 66 cable length (US) | 67 cable length (US) | 68 cable length (US) | 69 cable length (US) | 70 cable length (US) | 71 cable length (US) | 72 cable length (US) | 73 cable length (US) | 74 cable length (US) | 75 cable length (US) | 76 cable length (US) | 77 cable length (US) | 78 cable length (US) | 79 cable length (US) | 80 cable length (US) | 81 cable length (US) | 82 cable length (US) | 83 cable length (US) | 84 cable length (US) | 85 cable length (US) | 86 cable length (US) | 87 cable length (US) | 88 cable length (US) | 89 cable length (US) | 90 cable length (US) | 91 cable length (US) | 92 cable length (US) | 93 cable length (US) | 94 cable length (US) | 95 cable length (US) | 96 cable length (US) | 97 cable length (US) | 98 cable length (US) | 99 cable length (US) | 100 cable length (US) |
point (American, English) | 624,430.2176697 pt | 1,248,860.4353393 pt | 1,873,290.653009 pt | 2,497,720.8706786 pt | 3,122,151.0883483 pt | 3,746,581.3060179 pt | 4,371,011.5236876 pt | 4,995,441.7413572 pt | 5,619,871.9590269 pt | 6,244,302.1766965 pt | 6,868,732.3943662 pt | 7,493,162.6120359 pt | 8,117,592.8297055 pt | 8,742,023.0473752 pt | 9,366,453.2650448 pt | 9,990,883.4827145 pt | 10,615,313.700384 pt | 11,239,743.918054 pt | 11,864,174.135723 pt | 12,488,604.353393 pt | 13,113,034.571063 pt | 13,737,464.788732 pt | 14,361,895.006402 pt | 14,986,325.224072 pt | 15,610,755.441741 pt | 16,235,185.659411 pt | 16,859,615.877081 pt | 17,484,046.09475 pt | 18,108,476.31242 pt | 18,732,906.53009 pt | 19,357,336.747759 pt | 19,981,766.965429 pt | 20,606,197.183099 pt | 21,230,627.400768 pt | 21,855,057.618438 pt | 22,479,487.836108 pt | 23,103,918.053777 pt | 23,728,348.271447 pt | 24,352,778.489117 pt | 24,977,208.706786 pt | 25,601,638.924456 pt | 26,226,069.142125 pt | 26,850,499.359795 pt | 27,474,929.577465 pt | 28,099,359.795134 pt | 28,723,790.012804 pt | 29,348,220.230474 pt | 29,972,650.448143 pt | 30,597,080.665813 pt | 31,221,510.883483 pt | 31,845,941.101152 pt | 32,470,371.318822 pt | 33,094,801.536492 pt | 33,719,231.754161 pt | 34,343,661.971831 pt | 34,968,092.189501 pt | 35,592,522.40717 pt | 36,216,952.62484 pt | 36,841,382.84251 pt | 37,465,813.060179 pt | 38,090,243.277849 pt | 38,714,673.495519 pt | 39,339,103.713188 pt | 39,963,533.930858 pt | 40,587,964.148528 pt | 41,212,394.366197 pt | 41,836,824.583867 pt | 42,461,254.801536 pt | 43,085,685.019206 pt | 43,710,115.236876 pt | 44,334,545.454545 pt | 44,958,975.672215 pt | 45,583,405.889885 pt | 46,207,836.107554 pt | 46,832,266.325224 pt | 47,456,696.542894 pt | 48,081,126.760563 pt | 48,705,556.978233 pt | 49,329,987.195903 pt | 49,954,417.413572 pt | 50,578,847.631242 pt | 51,203,277.848912 pt | 51,827,708.066581 pt | 52,452,138.284251 pt | 53,076,568.501921 pt | 53,700,998.71959 pt | 54,325,428.93726 pt | 54,949,859.15493 pt | 55,574,289.372599 pt | 56,198,719.590269 pt | 56,823,149.807939 pt | 57,447,580.025608 pt | 58,072,010.243278 pt | 58,696,440.460947 pt | 59,320,870.678617 pt | 59,945,300.896287 pt | 60,569,731.113956 pt | 61,194,161.331626 pt | 61,818,591.549296 pt | 62,443,021.766965 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 (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | points (American, English) | cable length (US) | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 624430.21766965 | 4 | ≈ 2497720.8706786 |
1.5 | ≈ 936645.32650448 | 4.5 | ≈ 2809935.9795134 |
2 | ≈ 1248860.4353393 | 5 | ≈ 3122151.0883483 |
2.5 | ≈ 1561075.5441741 | 5.5 | ≈ 3434366.1971831 |
3 | ≈ 1873290.653009 | 6 | ≈ 3746581.3060179 |
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 (US) | points (American, English) | cable length (US) |
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1 | ≈ 1.6014599737533E-6 | 4 | ≈ 6.4058398950131E-6 |
1.5 | ≈ 2.4021899606299E-6 | 4.5 | ≈ 7.2065698818898E-6 |
2 | ≈ 3.2029199475066E-6 | 5 | ≈ 8.0072998687664E-6 |
2.5 | ≈ 4.0036499343832E-6 | 5.5 | ≈ 8.808029855643E-6 |
3 | ≈ 4.8043799212598E-6 | 6 | ≈ 9.6087598425197E-6 |
cable length (US) | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 624,430.2176697 |
1.6014599737533 × 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 …) |