finger | 1 finger (US) | 2 finger (US) | 3 finger (US) | 4 finger (US) | 5 finger (US) | 6 finger (US) | 7 finger (US) | 8 finger (US) | 9 finger (US) | 10 finger (US) | 11 finger (US) | 12 finger (US) | 13 finger (US) | 14 finger (US) | 15 finger (US) | 16 finger (US) | 17 finger (US) | 18 finger (US) | 19 finger (US) | 20 finger (US) | 21 finger (US) | 22 finger (US) | 23 finger (US) | 24 finger (US) | 25 finger (US) | 26 finger (US) | 27 finger (US) | 28 finger (US) | 29 finger (US) | 30 finger (US) | 31 finger (US) | 32 finger (US) | 33 finger (US) | 34 finger (US) | 35 finger (US) | 36 finger (US) | 37 finger (US) | 38 finger (US) | 39 finger (US) | 40 finger (US) | 41 finger (US) | 42 finger (US) | 43 finger (US) | 44 finger (US) | 45 finger (US) | 46 finger (US) | 47 finger (US) | 48 finger (US) | 49 finger (US) | 50 finger (US) | 51 finger (US) | 52 finger (US) | 53 finger (US) | 54 finger (US) | 55 finger (US) | 56 finger (US) | 57 finger (US) | 58 finger (US) | 59 finger (US) | 60 finger (US) | 61 finger (US) | 62 finger (US) | 63 finger (US) | 64 finger (US) | 65 finger (US) | 66 finger (US) | 67 finger (US) | 68 finger (US) | 69 finger (US) | 70 finger (US) | 71 finger (US) | 72 finger (US) | 73 finger (US) | 74 finger (US) | 75 finger (US) | 76 finger (US) | 77 finger (US) | 78 finger (US) | 79 finger (US) | 80 finger (US) | 81 finger (US) | 82 finger (US) | 83 finger (US) | 84 finger (US) | 85 finger (US) | 86 finger (US) | 87 finger (US) | 88 finger (US) | 89 finger (US) | 90 finger (US) | 91 finger (US) | 92 finger (US) | 93 finger (US) | 94 finger (US) | 95 finger (US) | 96 finger (US) | 97 finger (US) | 98 finger (US) | 99 finger (US) | 100 finger (US) |
hand | 0.21875 hand | 0.4375 hand | 0.65625 hand | 0.875 hand | 1.09375 hand | 1.3125 hand | 1.53125 hand | 1.75 hand | 1.96875 hand | 2.1875 hand | 2.40625 hand | 2.625 hand | 2.84375 hand | 3.0625 hand | 3.28125 hand | 3.5 hand | 3.71875 hand | 3.9375 hand | 4.15625 hand | 4.375 hand | 4.59375 hand | 4.8125 hand | 5.03125 hand | 5.25 hand | 5.46875 hand | 5.6875 hand | 5.90625 hand | 6.125 hand | 6.34375 hand | 6.5625 hand | 6.78125 hand | 7 hand | 7.21875 hand | 7.4375 hand | 7.65625 hand | 7.875 hand | 8.09375 hand | 8.3125 hand | 8.53125 hand | 8.75 hand | 8.96875 hand | 9.1875 hand | 9.40625 hand | 9.625 hand | 9.84375 hand | 10.0625 hand | 10.28125 hand | 10.5 hand | 10.71875 hand | 10.9375 hand | 11.15625 hand | 11.375 hand | 11.59375 hand | 11.8125 hand | 12.03125 hand | 12.25 hand | 12.46875 hand | 12.6875 hand | 12.90625 hand | 13.125 hand | 13.34375 hand | 13.5625 hand | 13.78125 hand | 14 hand | 14.21875 hand | 14.4375 hand | 14.65625 hand | 14.875 hand | 15.09375 hand | 15.3125 hand | 15.53125 hand | 15.75 hand | 15.96875 hand | 16.1875 hand | 16.40625 hand | 16.625 hand | 16.84375 hand | 17.0625 hand | 17.28125 hand | 17.5 hand | 17.71875 hand | 17.9375 hand | 18.15625 hand | 18.375 hand | 18.59375 hand | 18.8125 hand | 19.03125 hand | 19.25 hand | 19.46875 hand | 19.6875 hand | 19.90625 hand | 20.125 hand | 20.34375 hand | 20.5625 hand | 20.78125 hand | 21 hand | 21.21875 hand | 21.4375 hand | 21.65625 hand | 21.875 hand |
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 | finger (US) | ≡ 7⁄8 in | = 0.022225 m | Imperial/US |
finger | hands | finger | hands |
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1 | = 0.21875 | 4 | = 0.875 |
1.5 | = 0.328125 | 4.5 | = 0.984375 |
2 | = 0.4375 | 5 | = 1.09375 |
2.5 | = 0.546875 | 5.5 | = 1.203125 |
3 | = 0.65625 | 6 | = 1.3125 |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | finger | hands | finger |
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1 | = 4.5714285714286 | 4 | = 18.285714285714 |
1.5 | = 6.8571428571429 | 4.5 | = 20.571428571429 |
2 | = 9.1428571428571 | 5 | = 22.857142857143 |
2.5 | = 11.428571428571 | 5.5 | = 25.142857142857 |
3 | = 13.714285714286 | 6 | = 27.428571428571 |
finger | hands |
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1 | = 0.21875 |
4.5714286 | = 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 …) |