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pica | 2.3622047 pica | 4.7244095 pica | 7.0866142 pica | 9.4488189 pica | 11.8110236 pica | 14.1732284 pica | 16.5354331 pica | 18.8976378 pica | 21.2598425 pica | 23.6220473 pica | 25.9842520 pica | 28.3464567 pica | 30.7086614 pica | 33.0708662 pica | 35.4330709 pica | 37.7952756 pica | 40.1574803 pica | 42.5196851 pica | 44.8818898 pica | 47.2440945 pica | 49.6062993 pica | 51.9685040 pica | 54.3307087 pica | 56.6929134 pica | 59.0551182 pica | 61.4173229 pica | 63.7795276 pica | 66.1417323 pica | 68.5039371 pica | 70.8661418 pica | 73.2283465 pica | 75.5905512 pica | 77.9527560 pica | 80.3149607 pica | 82.6771654 pica | 85.0393701 pica | 87.4015749 pica | 89.7637796 pica | 92.1259843 pica | 94.4881891 pica | 96.8503938 pica | 99.2125985 pica | 101.5748032 pica | 103.9370080 pica | 106.2992127 pica | 108.6614174 pica | 111.0236221 pica | 113.3858269 pica | 115.7480316 pica | 118.1102363 pica | 120.4724410 pica | 122.8346458 pica | 125.1968505 pica | 127.5590552 pica | 129.9212599 pica | 132.2834647 pica | 134.6456694 pica | 137.0078741 pica | 139.3700788 pica | 141.7322836 pica | 144.0944883 pica | 146.4566930 pica | 148.8188978 pica | 151.1811025 pica | 153.5433072 pica | 155.9055119 pica | 158.2677167 pica | 160.6299214 pica | 162.9921261 pica | 165.3543308 pica | 167.7165356 pica | 170.0787403 pica | 172.4409450 pica | 174.8031497 pica | 177.1653545 pica | 179.5275592 pica | 181.8897639 pica | 184.2519686 pica | 186.6141734 pica | 188.9763781 pica | 191.3385828 pica | 193.7007876 pica | 196.0629923 pica | 198.4251970 pica | 200.7874017 pica | 203.1496065 pica | 205.5118112 pica | 207.8740159 pica | 210.2362206 pica | 212.5984254 pica | 214.9606301 pica | 217.3228348 pica | 219.6850395 pica | 222.0472443 pica | 224.4094490 pica | 226.7716537 pica | 229.1338584 pica | 231.4960632 pica | 233.8582679 pica | 236.2204726 pica |
A centimetre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; symbol cm) or centimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of 1/100 . The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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centimeter | cm | ≡ 1×10-2 m ≡ 0.01 m | ≡ 1×10-2 m ≡ 0.01 m | Metric system SI |
centimeters | picas | centimeters | picas |
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1 | ≈ 2.3622047262695 | 4 | ≈ 9.4488189050778 |
1.5 | ≈ 3.5433070894042 | 4.5 | ≈ 10.629921268213 |
2 | ≈ 4.7244094525389 | 5 | ≈ 11.811023631347 |
2.5 | ≈ 5.9055118156736 | 5.5 | ≈ 12.992125994482 |
3 | ≈ 7.0866141788084 | 6 | ≈ 14.173228357617 |
The pica is a typographic unit of measure corresponding to approximately 1⁄6 of an inch, or 1⁄72 of a foot. One pica is further divided into 12 points.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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pica | ≡ 12 points | 0.00423333333 m | Imperial/US |
picas | centimeters | picas | centimeters |
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1 | ≈ 0.423333333 | 4 | ≈ 1.693333332 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.6349999995 | 4.5 | ≈ 1.9049999985 |
2 | ≈ 0.846666666 | 5 | ≈ 2.116666665 |
2.5 | ≈ 1.0583333325 | 5.5 | ≈ 2.3283333315 |
3 | ≈ 1.269999999 | 6 | ≈ 2.539999998 |
centimeters | picas |
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1 | ≈ 2.3622047 |
0.4233333 | ≈ 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 …) |