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 (Didot; European) | 583,752.9594163 pt | 1,167,505.9188325 pt | 1,751,258.8782487 pt | 2,335,011.837665 pt | 2,918,764.7970812 pt | 3,502,517.7564975 pt | 4,086,270.7159137 pt | 4,670,023.67533 pt | 5,253,776.6347462 pt | 5,837,529.5941625 pt | 6,421,282.5535787 pt | 7,005,035.512995 pt | 7,588,788.4724112 pt | 8,172,541.4318275 pt | 8,756,294.3912437 pt | 9,340,047.35066 pt | 9,923,800.3100762 pt | 10,507,553.269492 pt | 11,091,306.228909 pt | 11,675,059.188325 pt | 12,258,812.147741 pt | 12,842,565.107157 pt | 13,426,318.066574 pt | 14,010,071.02599 pt | 14,593,823.985406 pt | 15,177,576.944822 pt | 15,761,329.904239 pt | 16,345,082.863655 pt | 16,928,835.823071 pt | 17,512,588.782487 pt | 18,096,341.741904 pt | 18,680,094.70132 pt | 19,263,847.660736 pt | 19,847,600.620152 pt | 20,431,353.579569 pt | 21,015,106.538985 pt | 21,598,859.498401 pt | 22,182,612.457817 pt | 22,766,365.417234 pt | 23,350,118.37665 pt | 23,933,871.336066 pt | 24,517,624.295482 pt | 25,101,377.254899 pt | 25,685,130.214315 pt | 26,268,883.173731 pt | 26,852,636.133147 pt | 27,436,389.092564 pt | 28,020,142.05198 pt | 28,603,895.011396 pt | 29,187,647.970812 pt | 29,771,400.930229 pt | 30,355,153.889645 pt | 30,938,906.849061 pt | 31,522,659.808477 pt | 32,106,412.767894 pt | 32,690,165.72731 pt | 33,273,918.686726 pt | 33,857,671.646142 pt | 34,441,424.605559 pt | 35,025,177.564975 pt | 35,608,930.524391 pt | 36,192,683.483807 pt | 36,776,436.443224 pt | 37,360,189.40264 pt | 37,943,942.362056 pt | 38,527,695.321472 pt | 39,111,448.280889 pt | 39,695,201.240305 pt | 40,278,954.199721 pt | 40,862,707.159137 pt | 41,446,460.118554 pt | 42,030,213.07797 pt | 42,613,966.037386 pt | 43,197,718.996802 pt | 43,781,471.956219 pt | 44,365,224.915635 pt | 44,948,977.875051 pt | 45,532,730.834467 pt | 46,116,483.793884 pt | 46,700,236.7533 pt | 47,283,989.712716 pt | 47,867,742.672132 pt | 48,451,495.631549 pt | 49,035,248.590965 pt | 49,619,001.550381 pt | 50,202,754.509797 pt | 50,786,507.469213 pt | 51,370,260.42863 pt | 51,954,013.388046 pt | 52,537,766.347462 pt | 53,121,519.306878 pt | 53,705,272.266295 pt | 54,289,025.225711 pt | 54,872,778.185127 pt | 55,456,531.144543 pt | 56,040,284.10396 pt | 56,624,037.063376 pt | 57,207,790.022792 pt | 57,791,542.982208 pt | 58,375,295.941625 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 (Didot; European) | cable length (US) | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 583752.95941625 | 4 | ≈ 2335011.837665 |
1.5 | ≈ 875629.43912437 | 4.5 | ≈ 2626888.3173731 |
2 | ≈ 1167505.9188325 | 5 | ≈ 2918764.7970812 |
2.5 | ≈ 1459382.3985406 | 5.5 | ≈ 3210641.2767894 |
3 | ≈ 1751258.8782487 | 6 | ≈ 3502517.7564975 |
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 (US) | points (Didot; European) | cable length (US) |
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1 | ≈ 1.7130534138962E-6 | 4 | ≈ 6.8522136555847E-6 |
1.5 | ≈ 2.5695801208443E-6 | 4.5 | ≈ 7.7087403625328E-6 |
2 | ≈ 3.4261068277924E-6 | 5 | ≈ 8.5652670694809E-6 |
2.5 | ≈ 4.2826335347405E-6 | 5.5 | ≈ 9.421793776429E-6 |
3 | ≈ 5.1391602416885E-6 | 6 | ≈ 1.0278320483377E-5 |
cable length (US) | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 583,752.9594163 |
1.7130534138962 × 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 …) |