foot | 1 ft | 2 ft | 3 ft | 4 ft | 5 ft | 6 ft | 7 ft | 8 ft | 9 ft | 10 ft | 11 ft | 12 ft | 13 ft | 14 ft | 15 ft | 16 ft | 17 ft | 18 ft | 19 ft | 20 ft | 21 ft | 22 ft | 23 ft | 24 ft | 25 ft | 26 ft | 27 ft | 28 ft | 29 ft | 30 ft | 31 ft | 32 ft | 33 ft | 34 ft | 35 ft | 36 ft | 37 ft | 38 ft | 39 ft | 40 ft | 41 ft | 42 ft | 43 ft | 44 ft | 45 ft | 46 ft | 47 ft | 48 ft | 49 ft | 50 ft | 51 ft | 52 ft | 53 ft | 54 ft | 55 ft | 56 ft | 57 ft | 58 ft | 59 ft | 60 ft | 61 ft | 62 ft | 63 ft | 64 ft | 65 ft | 66 ft | 67 ft | 68 ft | 69 ft | 70 ft | 71 ft | 72 ft | 73 ft | 74 ft | 75 ft | 76 ft | 77 ft | 78 ft | 79 ft | 80 ft | 81 ft | 82 ft | 83 ft | 84 ft | 85 ft | 86 ft | 87 ft | 88 ft | 89 ft | 90 ft | 91 ft | 92 ft | 93 ft | 94 ft | 95 ft | 96 ft | 97 ft | 98 ft | 99 ft | 100 ft |
finger (cloth) | 2.6666667 finger (cloth) | 5.3333333 finger (cloth) | 8 finger (cloth) | 10.6666667 finger (cloth) | 13.3333333 finger (cloth) | 16 finger (cloth) | 18.6666667 finger (cloth) | 21.3333333 finger (cloth) | 24 finger (cloth) | 26.6666667 finger (cloth) | 29.3333333 finger (cloth) | 32 finger (cloth) | 34.6666667 finger (cloth) | 37.3333333 finger (cloth) | 40 finger (cloth) | 42.6666667 finger (cloth) | 45.3333333 finger (cloth) | 48 finger (cloth) | 50.6666667 finger (cloth) | 53.3333333 finger (cloth) | 56 finger (cloth) | 58.6666667 finger (cloth) | 61.3333333 finger (cloth) | 64 finger (cloth) | 66.6666667 finger (cloth) | 69.3333333 finger (cloth) | 72 finger (cloth) | 74.6666667 finger (cloth) | 77.3333333 finger (cloth) | 80 finger (cloth) | 82.6666667 finger (cloth) | 85.3333333 finger (cloth) | 88 finger (cloth) | 90.6666667 finger (cloth) | 93.3333333 finger (cloth) | 96 finger (cloth) | 98.6666667 finger (cloth) | 101.3333333 finger (cloth) | 104 finger (cloth) | 106.6666667 finger (cloth) | 109.3333333 finger (cloth) | 112 finger (cloth) | 114.6666667 finger (cloth) | 117.3333333 finger (cloth) | 120 finger (cloth) | 122.6666667 finger (cloth) | 125.3333333 finger (cloth) | 128 finger (cloth) | 130.6666667 finger (cloth) | 133.3333333 finger (cloth) | 136 finger (cloth) | 138.6666667 finger (cloth) | 141.3333333 finger (cloth) | 144 finger (cloth) | 146.6666667 finger (cloth) | 149.3333333 finger (cloth) | 152 finger (cloth) | 154.6666667 finger (cloth) | 157.3333333 finger (cloth) | 160 finger (cloth) | 162.6666667 finger (cloth) | 165.3333333 finger (cloth) | 168 finger (cloth) | 170.6666667 finger (cloth) | 173.3333333 finger (cloth) | 176 finger (cloth) | 178.6666667 finger (cloth) | 181.3333333 finger (cloth) | 184 finger (cloth) | 186.6666667 finger (cloth) | 189.3333333 finger (cloth) | 192 finger (cloth) | 194.6666667 finger (cloth) | 197.3333333 finger (cloth) | 200 finger (cloth) | 202.6666667 finger (cloth) | 205.3333333 finger (cloth) | 208 finger (cloth) | 210.6666667 finger (cloth) | 213.3333333 finger (cloth) | 216 finger (cloth) | 218.6666667 finger (cloth) | 221.3333333 finger (cloth) | 224 finger (cloth) | 226.6666667 finger (cloth) | 229.3333333 finger (cloth) | 232 finger (cloth) | 234.6666667 finger (cloth) | 237.3333333 finger (cloth) | 240 finger (cloth) | 242.6666667 finger (cloth) | 245.3333333 finger (cloth) | 248 finger (cloth) | 250.6666667 finger (cloth) | 253.3333333 finger (cloth) | 256 finger (cloth) | 258.6666667 finger (cloth) | 261.3333333 finger (cloth) | 264 finger (cloth) | 266.6666667 finger (cloth) |
The foot (pl. feet; abbreviation: ft; symbol: ′, the prime symbol) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, both units have been defined by international agreement as equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly. In both systems, the foot comprises 12 inches and three feet compose a yard.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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foot | ft | ≡ 0.3048 m ≡ 1⁄3 yd ≡ 12 inches | ≡ 0.3048 m | Imperial/US |
feet | finger (cloth) | feet | finger (cloth) |
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1 | = 2.6666666666667 | 4 | = 10.666666666667 |
1.5 | = 4 | 4.5 | = 12 |
2 | = 5.3333333333333 | 5 | = 13.333333333333 |
2.5 | = 6.6666666666667 | 5.5 | = 14.666666666667 |
3 | = 8 | 6 | = 16 |
A finger (sometimes fingerbreadth or finger's breadth) is any of several units of measurement that are approximately the width of an adult human finger, including:
The digit, also known as digitus or digitus transversus (Latin), dactyl (Greek) or dactylus, or finger's breadth — 3⁄4 of an inch or 1⁄16 of a foot
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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finger (cloth) | ≡ 4 ⁄12 in | = 0.1143 m | Other (Length) |
finger (cloth) | feet | finger (cloth) | feet |
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1 | = 0.375 | 4 | = 1.5 |
1.5 | = 0.5625 | 4.5 | = 1.6875 |
2 | = 0.75 | 5 | = 1.875 |
2.5 | = 0.9375 | 5.5 | = 2.0625 |
3 | = 1.125 | 6 | = 2.25 |
feet | finger (cloth) |
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1 | = 2.6666667 |
0.375 | = 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 …) |