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smoot | 0.0597015 smoot | 0.1194030 smoot | 0.1791045 smoot | 0.2388060 smoot | 0.2985075 smoot | 0.3582090 smoot | 0.4179104 smoot | 0.4776119 smoot | 0.5373134 smoot | 0.5970149 smoot | 0.6567164 smoot | 0.7164179 smoot | 0.7761194 smoot | 0.8358209 smoot | 0.8955224 smoot | 0.9552239 smoot | 1.0149254 smoot | 1.0746269 smoot | 1.1343284 smoot | 1.1940299 smoot | 1.2537313 smoot | 1.3134328 smoot | 1.3731343 smoot | 1.4328358 smoot | 1.4925373 smoot | 1.5522388 smoot | 1.6119403 smoot | 1.6716418 smoot | 1.7313433 smoot | 1.7910448 smoot | 1.8507463 smoot | 1.9104478 smoot | 1.9701493 smoot | 2.0298507 smoot | 2.0895522 smoot | 2.1492537 smoot | 2.2089552 smoot | 2.2686567 smoot | 2.3283582 smoot | 2.3880597 smoot | 2.4477612 smoot | 2.5074627 smoot | 2.5671642 smoot | 2.6268657 smoot | 2.6865672 smoot | 2.7462687 smoot | 2.8059701 smoot | 2.8656716 smoot | 2.9253731 smoot | 2.9850746 smoot | 3.0447761 smoot | 3.1044776 smoot | 3.1641791 smoot | 3.2238806 smoot | 3.2835821 smoot | 3.3432836 smoot | 3.4029851 smoot | 3.4626866 smoot | 3.5223881 smoot | 3.5820896 smoot | 3.6417910 smoot | 3.7014925 smoot | 3.7611940 smoot | 3.8208955 smoot | 3.8805970 smoot | 3.9402985 smoot | 4 smoot | 4.0597015 smoot | 4.1194030 smoot | 4.1791045 smoot | 4.2388060 smoot | 4.2985075 smoot | 4.3582090 smoot | 4.4179104 smoot | 4.4776119 smoot | 4.5373134 smoot | 4.5970149 smoot | 4.6567164 smoot | 4.7164179 smoot | 4.7761194 smoot | 4.8358209 smoot | 4.8955224 smoot | 4.9552239 smoot | 5.0149254 smoot | 5.0746269 smoot | 5.1343284 smoot | 5.1940299 smoot | 5.2537313 smoot | 5.3134328 smoot | 5.3731343 smoot | 5.4328358 smoot | 5.4925373 smoot | 5.5522388 smoot | 5.6119403 smoot | 5.6716418 smoot | 5.7313433 smoot | 5.7910448 smoot | 5.8507463 smoot | 5.9104478 smoot | 5.9701493 smoot |
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 | smoots | hands | smoots |
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1 | ≡ 0.059701492537313 | 4 | ≡ 0.23880597014925 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.08955223880597 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.26865671641791 |
2 | ≡ 0.11940298507463 | 5 | ≡ 0.29850746268657 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.14925373134328 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.32835820895522 |
3 | ≡ 0.17910447761194 | 6 | ≡ 0.35820895522388 |
The smoot /ˈsmuːt/ is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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smoot | ≡ Height of Oliver R. Smoot. | ≡ 1.7018 m | Other (Length) |
smoots | hands | smoots | hands |
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1 | ≡ 16.75 | 4 | ≡ 67 |
1.5 | ≡ 25.125 | 4.5 | ≡ 75.375 |
2 | ≡ 33.5 | 5 | ≡ 83.75 |
2.5 | ≡ 41.875 | 5.5 | ≡ 92.125 |
3 | ≡ 50.25 | 6 | ≡ 100.5 |
hands | smoots |
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1 | ≡ 0.0597015 |
16.75 | ≡ 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 …) |