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 |
spat | 1.016 × 10-13 S | 2.032 × 10-13 S | 3.048 × 10-13 S | 4.064 × 10-13 S | 5.08 × 10-13 S | 6.096 × 10-13 S | 7.112 × 10-13 S | 8.128 × 10-13 S | 9.144 × 10-13 S | 1.016 × 10-12 S | 1.1176 × 10-12 S | 1.2192 × 10-12 S | 1.3208 × 10-12 S | 1.4224 × 10-12 S | 1.524 × 10-12 S | 1.6256 × 10-12 S | 1.7272 × 10-12 S | 1.8288 × 10-12 S | 1.9304 × 10-12 S | 2.032 × 10-12 S | 2.1336 × 10-12 S | 2.2352 × 10-12 S | 2.3368 × 10-12 S | 2.4384 × 10-12 S | 2.54 × 10-12 S | 2.6416 × 10-12 S | 2.7432 × 10-12 S | 2.8448 × 10-12 S | 2.9464 × 10-12 S | 3.048 × 10-12 S | 3.1496 × 10-12 S | 3.2512 × 10-12 S | 3.3528 × 10-12 S | 3.4544 × 10-12 S | 3.556 × 10-12 S | 3.6576 × 10-12 S | 3.7592 × 10-12 S | 3.8608 × 10-12 S | 3.9624 × 10-12 S | 4.064 × 10-12 S | 4.1656 × 10-12 S | 4.2672 × 10-12 S | 4.3688 × 10-12 S | 4.4704 × 10-12 S | 4.572 × 10-12 S | 4.6736 × 10-12 S | 4.7752 × 10-12 S | 4.8768 × 10-12 S | 4.9784 × 10-12 S | 5.08 × 10-12 S | 5.1816 × 10-12 S | 5.2832 × 10-12 S | 5.3848 × 10-12 S | 5.4864 × 10-12 S | 5.588 × 10-12 S | 5.6896 × 10-12 S | 5.7912 × 10-12 S | 5.8928 × 10-12 S | 5.9944 × 10-12 S | 6.096 × 10-12 S | 6.1976 × 10-12 S | 6.2992 × 10-12 S | 6.4008 × 10-12 S | 6.5024 × 10-12 S | 6.604 × 10-12 S | 6.7056 × 10-12 S | 6.8072 × 10-12 S | 6.9088 × 10-12 S | 7.0104 × 10-12 S | 7.112 × 10-12 S | 7.2136 × 10-12 S | 7.3152 × 10-12 S | 7.4168 × 10-12 S | 7.5184 × 10-12 S | 7.62 × 10-12 S | 7.7216 × 10-12 S | 7.8232 × 10-12 S | 7.9248 × 10-12 S | 8.0264 × 10-12 S | 8.128 × 10-12 S | 8.2296 × 10-12 S | 8.3312 × 10-12 S | 8.4328 × 10-12 S | 8.5344 × 10-12 S | 8.636 × 10-12 S | 8.7376 × 10-12 S | 8.8392 × 10-12 S | 8.9408 × 10-12 S | 9.0424 × 10-12 S | 9.144 × 10-12 S | 9.2456 × 10-12 S | 9.3472 × 10-12 S | 9.4488 × 10-12 S | 9.5504 × 10-12 S | 9.652 × 10-12 S | 9.7536 × 10-12 S | 9.8552 × 10-12 S | 9.9568 × 10-12 S | 1.00584 × 10-11 S | 1.016 × 10-11 S |
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 | spats | hands | spats |
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1 | ≡ 1.016E-13 | 4 | ≡ 4.064E-13 |
1.5 | ≡ 1.524E-13 | 4.5 | ≡ 4.572E-13 |
2 | ≡ 2.032E-13 | 5 | ≡ 5.08E-13 |
2.5 | ≡ 2.54E-13 | 5.5 | ≡ 5.588E-13 |
3 | ≡ 3.048E-13 | 6 | ≡ 6.096E-13 |
The spat (symbol S) is also an obsolete unit of distance used in astronomy. It is equal to 1000000000 kilometres (1 Tm or 1012 m). It is about 6.6846 astronomical units (AU), 1.057×10−4 light-years or3.240×10−5 parsecs.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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spat | S | ≡ 1×1012 m | ≡ 1×1012 m | Science - Astronomy (Length) |
spats | hands | spats | hands |
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1 | ≡ 9842519685039.4 | 4 | ≡ 39370078740157 |
1.5 | ≡ 14763779527559 | 4.5 | ≡ 44291338582677 |
2 | ≡ 19685039370079 | 5 | ≡ 49212598425197 |
2.5 | ≡ 24606299212598 | 5.5 | ≡ 54133858267717 |
3 | ≡ 29527559055118 | 6 | ≡ 59055118110236 |
hands | spats |
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1 | ≡ 1.016 × 10-13 |
9,842,519,685,039.4 | ≡ 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 …) |