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rod | 0.0019884 rd | 0.0039768 rd | 0.0059652 rd | 0.0079536 rd | 0.0099419 rd | 0.0119303 rd | 0.0139187 rd | 0.0159071 rd | 0.0178955 rd | 0.0198839 rd | 0.0218723 rd | 0.0238607 rd | 0.0258490 rd | 0.0278374 rd | 0.0298258 rd | 0.0318142 rd | 0.0338026 rd | 0.0357910 rd | 0.0377794 rd | 0.0397678 rd | 0.0417561 rd | 0.0437445 rd | 0.0457329 rd | 0.0477213 rd | 0.0497097 rd | 0.0516981 rd | 0.0536865 rd | 0.0556749 rd | 0.0576632 rd | 0.0596516 rd | 0.0616400 rd | 0.0636284 rd | 0.0656168 rd | 0.0676052 rd | 0.0695936 rd | 0.0715820 rd | 0.0735703 rd | 0.0755587 rd | 0.0775471 rd | 0.0795355 rd | 0.0815239 rd | 0.0835123 rd | 0.0855007 rd | 0.0874891 rd | 0.0894775 rd | 0.0914658 rd | 0.0934542 rd | 0.0954426 rd | 0.0974310 rd | 0.0994194 rd | 0.1014078 rd | 0.1033962 rd | 0.1053846 rd | 0.1073729 rd | 0.1093613 rd | 0.1113497 rd | 0.1133381 rd | 0.1153265 rd | 0.1173149 rd | 0.1193033 rd | 0.1212917 rd | 0.1232800 rd | 0.1252684 rd | 0.1272568 rd | 0.1292452 rd | 0.1312336 rd | 0.1332220 rd | 0.1352104 rd | 0.1371988 rd | 0.1391871 rd | 0.1411755 rd | 0.1431639 rd | 0.1451523 rd | 0.1471407 rd | 0.1491291 rd | 0.1511175 rd | 0.1531059 rd | 0.1550942 rd | 0.1570826 rd | 0.1590710 rd | 0.1610594 rd | 0.1630478 rd | 0.1650362 rd | 0.1670246 rd | 0.1690130 rd | 0.1710014 rd | 0.1729897 rd | 0.1749781 rd | 0.1769665 rd | 0.1789549 rd | 0.1809433 rd | 0.1829317 rd | 0.1849201 rd | 0.1869085 rd | 0.1888968 rd | 0.1908852 rd | 0.1928736 rd | 0.1948620 rd | 0.1968504 rd | 0.1988388 rd |
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 | rods | centimeters | rods |
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1 | = 0.0019883878151595 | 4 | = 0.0079535512606379 |
1.5 | = 0.0029825817227392 | 4.5 | = 0.0089477451682176 |
2 | = 0.0039767756303189 | 5 | = 0.0099419390757973 |
2.5 | = 0.0049709695378987 | 5.5 | = 0.010936132983377 |
3 | = 0.0059651634454784 | 6 | = 0.011930326890957 |
The rod or perch or pole is a surveyors tool and unit of length equal to 5 1⁄2 yards, 16 1⁄2 feet, 1⁄320 of a statute mile or one-fourth of a surveyor's chain and 5.0292 meters.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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rod | rd | ≡ 16 1⁄2 ft | = 5.0292 m | Imperial/US |
rods | centimeters | rods | centimeters |
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1 | = 502.92 | 4 | = 2011.68 |
1.5 | = 754.38 | 4.5 | = 2263.14 |
2 | = 1005.84 | 5 | = 2514.6 |
2.5 | = 1257.3 | 5.5 | = 2766.06 |
3 | = 1508.76 | 6 | = 3017.52 |
centimeters | rods |
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1 | = 0.0019884 |
502.92 | = 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 …) |