metric inch | 1 in (metric) | 2 in (metric) | 3 in (metric) | 4 in (metric) | 5 in (metric) | 6 in (metric) | 7 in (metric) | 8 in (metric) | 9 in (metric) | 10 in (metric) | 11 in (metric) | 12 in (metric) | 13 in (metric) | 14 in (metric) | 15 in (metric) | 16 in (metric) | 17 in (metric) | 18 in (metric) | 19 in (metric) | 20 in (metric) | 21 in (metric) | 22 in (metric) | 23 in (metric) | 24 in (metric) | 25 in (metric) | 26 in (metric) | 27 in (metric) | 28 in (metric) | 29 in (metric) | 30 in (metric) | 31 in (metric) | 32 in (metric) | 33 in (metric) | 34 in (metric) | 35 in (metric) | 36 in (metric) | 37 in (metric) | 38 in (metric) | 39 in (metric) | 40 in (metric) | 41 in (metric) | 42 in (metric) | 43 in (metric) | 44 in (metric) | 45 in (metric) | 46 in (metric) | 47 in (metric) | 48 in (metric) | 49 in (metric) | 50 in (metric) | 51 in (metric) | 52 in (metric) | 53 in (metric) | 54 in (metric) | 55 in (metric) | 56 in (metric) | 57 in (metric) | 58 in (metric) | 59 in (metric) | 60 in (metric) | 61 in (metric) | 62 in (metric) | 63 in (metric) | 64 in (metric) | 65 in (metric) | 66 in (metric) | 67 in (metric) | 68 in (metric) | 69 in (metric) | 70 in (metric) | 71 in (metric) | 72 in (metric) | 73 in (metric) | 74 in (metric) | 75 in (metric) | 76 in (metric) | 77 in (metric) | 78 in (metric) | 79 in (metric) | 80 in (metric) | 81 in (metric) | 82 in (metric) | 83 in (metric) | 84 in (metric) | 85 in (metric) | 86 in (metric) | 87 in (metric) | 88 in (metric) | 89 in (metric) | 90 in (metric) | 91 in (metric) | 92 in (metric) | 93 in (metric) | 94 in (metric) | 95 in (metric) | 96 in (metric) | 97 in (metric) | 98 in (metric) | 99 in (metric) | 100 in (metric) |
point (American, English) | 1.1381420 pt | 2.2762840 pt | 3.4144259 pt | 4.5525679 pt | 5.6907099 pt | 6.8288519 pt | 7.9669939 pt | 9.1051359 pt | 10.2432778 pt | 11.3814198 pt | 12.5195618 pt | 13.6577038 pt | 14.7958458 pt | 15.9339878 pt | 17.0721297 pt | 18.2102717 pt | 19.3484137 pt | 20.4865557 pt | 21.6246977 pt | 22.7628397 pt | 23.9009816 pt | 25.0391236 pt | 26.1772656 pt | 27.3154076 pt | 28.4535496 pt | 29.5916916 pt | 30.7298335 pt | 31.8679755 pt | 33.0061175 pt | 34.1442595 pt | 35.2824015 pt | 36.4205435 pt | 37.5586854 pt | 38.6968274 pt | 39.8349694 pt | 40.9731114 pt | 42.1112534 pt | 43.2493954 pt | 44.3875373 pt | 45.5256793 pt | 46.6638213 pt | 47.8019633 pt | 48.9401053 pt | 50.0782473 pt | 51.2163892 pt | 52.3545312 pt | 53.4926732 pt | 54.6308152 pt | 55.7689572 pt | 56.9070992 pt | 58.0452411 pt | 59.1833831 pt | 60.3215251 pt | 61.4596671 pt | 62.5978091 pt | 63.7359511 pt | 64.8740930 pt | 66.0122350 pt | 67.1503770 pt | 68.2885190 pt | 69.4266610 pt | 70.5648030 pt | 71.7029449 pt | 72.8410869 pt | 73.9792289 pt | 75.1173709 pt | 76.2555129 pt | 77.3936549 pt | 78.5317968 pt | 79.6699388 pt | 80.8080808 pt | 81.9462228 pt | 83.0843648 pt | 84.2225068 pt | 85.3606487 pt | 86.4987907 pt | 87.6369327 pt | 88.7750747 pt | 89.9132167 pt | 91.0513587 pt | 92.1895006 pt | 93.3276426 pt | 94.4657846 pt | 95.6039266 pt | 96.7420686 pt | 97.8802106 pt | 99.0183525 pt | 100.1564945 pt | 101.2946365 pt | 102.4327785 pt | 103.5709205 pt | 104.7090625 pt | 105.8472044 pt | 106.9853464 pt | 108.1234884 pt | 109.2616304 pt | 110.3997724 pt | 111.5379144 pt | 112.6760563 pt | 113.8141983 pt |
A metric inch is a nickname for a preferred 1⁄4 subdivision of an ISO 2848 basic module, or 1⁄12 of a metric foot measuring 25 millimetres (0.984 in). A metric inch is 0.4 millimetres (0.016 in) shorter than an inch.
The term was similarly used to refer to the historical Soviet Bloc practice of spacing integrated circuit pins at 1⁄10 of a 25 mm "metric inch" length, instead of the western practice of 1⁄10 of an imperial inch.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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metric inch | in (metric) | = 0.016 in | = 0.0004 m | Metric system SI |
metric inches | points (American, English) | metric inches | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 1.1381419832124 | 4 | ≈ 4.5525679328496 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.7072129748186 | 4.5 | ≈ 5.1216389244558 |
2 | ≈ 2.2762839664248 | 5 | ≈ 5.690709916062 |
2.5 | ≈ 2.845354958031 | 5.5 | ≈ 6.2597809076682 |
3 | ≈ 3.4144259496372 | 6 | ≈ 6.8288518992744 |
In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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point (American, English) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.272 in | ≈ 0.000351450 m | Other (Length) |
points (American, English) | metric inches | points (American, English) | metric inches |
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1 | ≈ 0.878625 | 4 | ≈ 3.5145 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.3179375 | 4.5 | ≈ 3.9538125 |
2 | ≈ 1.75725 | 5 | ≈ 4.393125 |
2.5 | ≈ 2.1965625 | 5.5 | ≈ 4.8324375 |
3 | ≈ 2.635875 | 6 | ≈ 5.27175 |
metric inches | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 1.1381420 |
0.878625 | ≈ 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 …) |