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cubit | 2 cubit | 4 cubit | 6 cubit | 8 cubit | 10 cubit | 12 cubit | 14 cubit | 16 cubit | 18 cubit | 20 cubit | 22 cubit | 24 cubit | 26 cubit | 28 cubit | 30 cubit | 32 cubit | 34 cubit | 36 cubit | 38 cubit | 40 cubit | 42 cubit | 44 cubit | 46 cubit | 48 cubit | 50 cubit | 52 cubit | 54 cubit | 56 cubit | 58 cubit | 60 cubit | 62 cubit | 64 cubit | 66 cubit | 68 cubit | 70 cubit | 72 cubit | 74 cubit | 76 cubit | 78 cubit | 80 cubit | 82 cubit | 84 cubit | 86 cubit | 88 cubit | 90 cubit | 92 cubit | 94 cubit | 96 cubit | 98 cubit | 100 cubit | 102 cubit | 104 cubit | 106 cubit | 108 cubit | 110 cubit | 112 cubit | 114 cubit | 116 cubit | 118 cubit | 120 cubit | 122 cubit | 124 cubit | 126 cubit | 128 cubit | 130 cubit | 132 cubit | 134 cubit | 136 cubit | 138 cubit | 140 cubit | 142 cubit | 144 cubit | 146 cubit | 148 cubit | 150 cubit | 152 cubit | 154 cubit | 156 cubit | 158 cubit | 160 cubit | 162 cubit | 164 cubit | 166 cubit | 168 cubit | 170 cubit | 172 cubit | 174 cubit | 176 cubit | 178 cubit | 180 cubit | 182 cubit | 184 cubit | 186 cubit | 188 cubit | 190 cubit | 192 cubit | 194 cubit | 196 cubit | 198 cubit | 200 cubit |
The metre (international spelling) or meter (American spelling) (from the Greek noun μέτρον, "measure") is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is m. The metre is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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meter | m | ≡ Distance light travels in 1⁄299792458 of a second in vacuum. | ≡ 1 m | Metric system SI |
meters | cubit | meters | cubit |
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1 | ≈ 2 | 4 | ≈ 8 |
1.5 | ≈ 3 | 4.5 | ≈ 9 |
2 | ≈ 4 | 5 | ≈ 10 |
2.5 | ≈ 5 | 5.5 | ≈ 11 |
3 | ≈ 6 | 6 | ≈ 12 |
The cubit is an ancient unit based on the forearm length from the tip of the middle finger to the bottom of the elbow. Cubits of various lengths were employed in many parts of the world in antiquity, during the Middle Ages and as recently as Early Modern Times. The term is still used in hedge laying, the length of the forearm being frequently used to determine the interval between stakes placed within the hedge.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cubit | ≡ Distance from fingers to elbow ≈ 18 in | ≈ 0.5 m | Other (Length) |
cubit | meters | cubit | meters |
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1 | ≈ 0.5 | 4 | ≈ 2 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.75 | 4.5 | ≈ 2.25 |
2 | ≈ 1 | 5 | ≈ 2.5 |
2.5 | ≈ 1.25 | 5.5 | ≈ 2.75 |
3 | ≈ 1.5 | 6 | ≈ 3 |
meters | cubit |
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1 | ≈ 2 |
0.5 | ≈ 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 …) |