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span | 7 040 span | 14 080 span | 21 120 span | 28 160 span | 35 200 span | 42 240 span | 49 280 span | 56 320 span | 63 360 span | 70 400 span | 77 440 span | 84 480 span | 91 520 span | 98 560 span | 105 600 span | 112 640 span | 119 680 span | 126 720 span | 133 760 span | 140 800 span | 147 840 span | 154 880 span | 161 920 span | 168 960 span | 176 000 span | 183 040 span | 190 080 span | 197 120 span | 204 160 span | 211 200 span | 218 240 span | 225 280 span | 232 320 span | 239 360 span | 246 400 span | 253 440 span | 260 480 span | 267 520 span | 274 560 span | 281 600 span | 288 640 span | 295 680 span | 302 720 span | 309 760 span | 316 800 span | 323 840 span | 330 880 span | 337 920 span | 344 960 span | 352 000 span | 359 040 span | 366 080 span | 373 120 span | 380 160 span | 387 200 span | 394 240 span | 401 280 span | 408 320 span | 415 360 span | 422 400 span | 429 440 span | 436 480 span | 443 520 span | 450 560 span | 457 600 span | 464 640 span | 471 680 span | 478 720 span | 485 760 span | 492 800 span | 499 840 span | 506 880 span | 513 920 span | 520 960 span | 528 000 span | 535 040 span | 542 080 span | 549 120 span | 556 160 span | 563 200 span | 570 240 span | 577 280 span | 584 320 span | 591 360 span | 598 400 span | 605 440 span | 612 480 span | 619 520 span | 626 560 span | 633 600 span | 640 640 span | 647 680 span | 654 720 span | 661 760 span | 668 800 span | 675 840 span | 682 880 span | 689 920 span | 696 960 span | 704 000 span |
The mile is an English unit of length of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards, and standardised as exactly 1,609.344 metres by international agreement in 1959.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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mile | mi | ≡ 80 chains ≡ 5280 ft ≡ 1760 yd | ≡ 1609.344 m | Imperial/US |
miles | spans | miles | spans |
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1 | = 7040 | 4 | = 28160 |
1.5 | = 10560 | 4.5 | = 31680 |
2 | = 14080 | 5 | = 35200 |
2.5 | = 17600 | 5.5 | = 38720 |
3 | = 21120 | 6 | = 42240 |
A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span (thumb to little finger) and little span (index finger to little finger).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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span | span | ≡ 9 in | = 0.2286 m | Imperial/US |
spans | miles | spans | miles |
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1 | = 0.00014204545454545 | 4 | = 0.00056818181818182 |
1.5 | = 0.00021306818181818 | 4.5 | = 0.00063920454545455 |
2 | = 0.00028409090909091 | 5 | = 0.00071022727272727 |
2.5 | = 0.00035511363636364 | 5.5 | = 0.00078125 |
3 | = 0.00042613636363636 | 6 | = 0.00085227272727273 |
miles | spans |
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1 | = 7 040 |
0.0001420 | = 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 …) |