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A metric mile is a distance which approximates one statute mile (1609.344 m) at a round figure of metres (the SI or metric unit of length). The term is most commonly used in track running and swimming.
In track running, the 1500 m race became the standard middle distance race in Europe in the late 19th century, and has been the standard distance in the Olympic Games since 1896. The distance of the race is sometimes referred to as a metric mile.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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metric mile | ≈ 1609.344 m | Metric system Non-SI |
metric miles | rods | metric miles | rods |
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1 | ≈ 320 | 4 | ≈ 1280 |
1.5 | ≈ 480 | 4.5 | ≈ 1440 |
2 | ≈ 640 | 5 | ≈ 1600 |
2.5 | ≈ 800 | 5.5 | ≈ 1760 |
3 | ≈ 960 | 6 | ≈ 1920 |
The rod or perch or pole is a surveyors tool and unit of length equal to 5 1⁄2 yards, 16 1⁄2 feet, 1⁄320 of a statute mile or one-fourth of a surveyor's chain and 5.0292 meters.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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rod | rd | ≡ 16 1⁄2 ft | = 5.0292 m | Imperial/US |
rods | metric miles | rods | metric miles |
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1 | ≈ 0.003125 | 4 | ≈ 0.0125 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0046875 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.0140625 |
2 | ≈ 0.00625 | 5 | ≈ 0.015625 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0078125 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.0171875 |
3 | ≈ 0.009375 | 6 | ≈ 0.01875 |
metric miles | rods |
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1 | ≈ 320 |
0.003125 | ≈ 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 …) |