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 |
thou | 4 000 th | 8 000 th | 12 000 th | 16 000 th | 20 000 th | 24 000 th | 28 000 th | 32 000 th | 36 000 th | 40 000 th | 44 000 th | 48 000 th | 52 000 th | 56 000 th | 60 000 th | 64 000 th | 68 000 th | 72 000 th | 76 000 th | 80 000 th | 84 000 th | 88 000 th | 92 000 th | 96 000 th | 100 000 th | 104 000 th | 108 000 th | 112 000 th | 116 000 th | 120 000 th | 124 000 th | 128 000 th | 132 000 th | 136 000 th | 140 000 th | 144 000 th | 148 000 th | 152 000 th | 156 000 th | 160 000 th | 164 000 th | 168 000 th | 172 000 th | 176 000 th | 180 000 th | 184 000 th | 188 000 th | 192 000 th | 196 000 th | 200 000 th | 204 000 th | 208 000 th | 212 000 th | 216 000 th | 220 000 th | 224 000 th | 228 000 th | 232 000 th | 236 000 th | 240 000 th | 244 000 th | 248 000 th | 252 000 th | 256 000 th | 260 000 th | 264 000 th | 268 000 th | 272 000 th | 276 000 th | 280 000 th | 284 000 th | 288 000 th | 292 000 th | 296 000 th | 300 000 th | 304 000 th | 308 000 th | 312 000 th | 316 000 th | 320 000 th | 324 000 th | 328 000 th | 332 000 th | 336 000 th | 340 000 th | 344 000 th | 348 000 th | 352 000 th | 356 000 th | 360 000 th | 364 000 th | 368 000 th | 372 000 th | 376 000 th | 380 000 th | 384 000 th | 388 000 th | 392 000 th | 396 000 th | 400 000 th |
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 | thous | hands | thous |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≡ 4000 | 4 | ≡ 16000 |
1.5 | ≡ 6000 | 4.5 | ≡ 18000 |
2 | ≡ 8000 | 5 | ≡ 20000 |
2.5 | ≡ 10000 | 5.5 | ≡ 22000 |
3 | ≡ 12000 | 6 | ≡ 24000 |
A thousandth of an inch is a derived unit of length in an inch-based system of units. Equal to 0.001 inches, it is normally referred to as a thou /ˈθaʊ/, a thousandth, or (particularly in the United States) a mil.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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thou | th | ≡ 1×10−3 in | ≡ 2.54×10−5 m | Imperial/US |
thous | hands | thous | hands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≡ 0.00025 | 4 | ≡ 0.001 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.000375 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.001125 |
2 | ≡ 0.0005 | 5 | ≡ 0.00125 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.000625 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.001375 |
3 | ≡ 0.00075 | 6 | ≡ 0.0015 |
hands | thous |
---|---|
1 | ≡ 4 000 |
0.00025 | ≡ 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 …) |