hand | 1 hand | 2 hand | 3 hand | 4 hand | 5 hand | 6 hand | 7 hand | 8 hand | 9 hand | 10 hand | 11 hand | 12 hand | 13 hand | 14 hand | 15 hand | 16 hand | 17 hand | 18 hand | 19 hand | 20 hand | 21 hand | 22 hand | 23 hand | 24 hand | 25 hand | 26 hand | 27 hand | 28 hand | 29 hand | 30 hand | 31 hand | 32 hand | 33 hand | 34 hand | 35 hand | 36 hand | 37 hand | 38 hand | 39 hand | 40 hand | 41 hand | 42 hand | 43 hand | 44 hand | 45 hand | 46 hand | 47 hand | 48 hand | 49 hand | 50 hand | 51 hand | 52 hand | 53 hand | 54 hand | 55 hand | 56 hand | 57 hand | 58 hand | 59 hand | 60 hand | 61 hand | 62 hand | 63 hand | 64 hand | 65 hand | 66 hand | 67 hand | 68 hand | 69 hand | 70 hand | 71 hand | 72 hand | 73 hand | 74 hand | 75 hand | 76 hand | 77 hand | 78 hand | 79 hand | 80 hand | 81 hand | 82 hand | 83 hand | 84 hand | 85 hand | 86 hand | 87 hand | 88 hand | 89 hand | 90 hand | 91 hand | 92 hand | 93 hand | 94 hand | 95 hand | 96 hand | 97 hand | 98 hand | 99 hand | 100 hand |
rope | 0.0166667 rope | 0.0333333 rope | 0.05 rope | 0.0666667 rope | 0.0833333 rope | 0.1 rope | 0.1166667 rope | 0.1333333 rope | 0.15 rope | 0.1666667 rope | 0.1833333 rope | 0.2 rope | 0.2166667 rope | 0.2333333 rope | 0.25 rope | 0.2666667 rope | 0.2833333 rope | 0.3 rope | 0.3166667 rope | 0.3333333 rope | 0.35 rope | 0.3666667 rope | 0.3833333 rope | 0.4 rope | 0.4166667 rope | 0.4333333 rope | 0.45 rope | 0.4666667 rope | 0.4833333 rope | 0.5 rope | 0.5166667 rope | 0.5333333 rope | 0.55 rope | 0.5666667 rope | 0.5833333 rope | 0.6 rope | 0.6166667 rope | 0.6333333 rope | 0.65 rope | 0.6666667 rope | 0.6833333 rope | 0.7 rope | 0.7166667 rope | 0.7333333 rope | 0.75 rope | 0.7666667 rope | 0.7833333 rope | 0.8 rope | 0.8166667 rope | 0.8333333 rope | 0.85 rope | 0.8666667 rope | 0.8833333 rope | 0.9 rope | 0.9166667 rope | 0.9333333 rope | 0.95 rope | 0.9666667 rope | 0.9833333 rope | 1 rope | 1.0166667 rope | 1.0333333 rope | 1.05 rope | 1.0666667 rope | 1.0833333 rope | 1.1 rope | 1.1166667 rope | 1.1333333 rope | 1.15 rope | 1.1666667 rope | 1.1833333 rope | 1.2 rope | 1.2166667 rope | 1.2333333 rope | 1.25 rope | 1.2666667 rope | 1.2833333 rope | 1.3 rope | 1.3166667 rope | 1.3333333 rope | 1.35 rope | 1.3666667 rope | 1.3833333 rope | 1.4 rope | 1.4166667 rope | 1.4333333 rope | 1.45 rope | 1.4666667 rope | 1.4833333 rope | 1.5 rope | 1.5166667 rope | 1.5333333 rope | 1.55 rope | 1.5666667 rope | 1.5833333 rope | 1.6 rope | 1.6166667 rope | 1.6333333 rope | 1.65 rope | 1.6666667 rope |
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 | ropes | hands | ropes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 0.016666666666667 | 4 | = 0.066666666666667 |
1.5 | = 0.025 | 4.5 | = 0.075 |
2 | = 0.033333333333333 | 5 | = 0.083333333333333 |
2.5 | = 0.041666666666667 | 5.5 | = 0.091666666666667 |
3 | = 0.05 | 6 | = 0.1 |
A rope may refer to any of several units of measurement initially determined or formed by ropes or knotted cords.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
rope | rope | ≡ 20 ft | = 6.096 m | Other (Length) |
ropes | hands | ropes | hands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 60 | 4 | = 240 |
1.5 | = 90 | 4.5 | = 270 |
2 | = 120 | 5 | = 300 |
2.5 | = 150 | 5.5 | = 330 |
3 | = 180 | 6 | = 360 |
hands | ropes |
---|---|
1 | = 0.0166667 |
60 | = 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 …) |