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barleycorn | 0.0416903 barleycorn | 0.0833806 barleycorn | 0.1250709 barleycorn | 0.1667612 barleycorn | 0.2084515 barleycorn | 0.2501418 barleycorn | 0.2918322 barleycorn | 0.3335225 barleycorn | 0.3752128 barleycorn | 0.4169031 barleycorn | 0.4585934 barleycorn | 0.5002837 barleycorn | 0.5419740 barleycorn | 0.5836643 barleycorn | 0.6253546 barleycorn | 0.6670449 barleycorn | 0.7087352 barleycorn | 0.7504255 barleycorn | 0.7921158 barleycorn | 0.8338061 barleycorn | 0.8754965 barleycorn | 0.9171868 barleycorn | 0.9588771 barleycorn | 1.0005674 barleycorn | 1.0422577 barleycorn | 1.0839480 barleycorn | 1.1256383 barleycorn | 1.1673286 barleycorn | 1.2090189 barleycorn | 1.2507092 barleycorn | 1.2923995 barleycorn | 1.3340898 barleycorn | 1.3757801 barleycorn | 1.4174704 barleycorn | 1.4591608 barleycorn | 1.5008511 barleycorn | 1.5425414 barleycorn | 1.5842317 barleycorn | 1.6259220 barleycorn | 1.6676123 barleycorn | 1.7093026 barleycorn | 1.7509929 barleycorn | 1.7926832 barleycorn | 1.8343735 barleycorn | 1.8760638 barleycorn | 1.9177541 barleycorn | 1.9594444 barleycorn | 2.0011348 barleycorn | 2.0428251 barleycorn | 2.0845154 barleycorn | 2.1262057 barleycorn | 2.1678960 barleycorn | 2.2095863 barleycorn | 2.2512766 barleycorn | 2.2929669 barleycorn | 2.3346572 barleycorn | 2.3763475 barleycorn | 2.4180378 barleycorn | 2.4597281 barleycorn | 2.5014184 barleycorn | 2.5431087 barleycorn | 2.5847991 barleycorn | 2.6264894 barleycorn | 2.6681797 barleycorn | 2.7098700 barleycorn | 2.7515603 barleycorn | 2.7932506 barleycorn | 2.8349409 barleycorn | 2.8766312 barleycorn | 2.9183215 barleycorn | 2.9600118 barleycorn | 3.0017021 barleycorn | 3.0433924 barleycorn | 3.0850827 barleycorn | 3.1267730 barleycorn | 3.1684634 barleycorn | 3.2101537 barleycorn | 3.2518440 barleycorn | 3.2935343 barleycorn | 3.3352246 barleycorn | 3.3769149 barleycorn | 3.4186052 barleycorn | 3.4602955 barleycorn | 3.5019858 barleycorn | 3.5436761 barleycorn | 3.5853664 barleycorn | 3.6270567 barleycorn | 3.6687470 barleycorn | 3.7104374 barleycorn | 3.7521277 barleycorn | 3.7938180 barleycorn | 3.8355083 barleycorn | 3.8771986 barleycorn | 3.9188889 barleycorn | 3.9605792 barleycorn | 4.0022695 barleycorn | 4.0439598 barleycorn | 4.0856501 barleycorn | 4.1273404 barleycorn | 4.1690307 barleycorn |
= 0.0003527 m
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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point (PostScript) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72 in | = 0.0003527 m | Other (Length) |
points (PostScript) | barleycorns | points (PostScript) | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 0.041690307328605 | 4 | ≈ 0.16676122931442 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.062535460992908 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.18760638297872 |
2 | ≈ 0.08338061465721 | 5 | ≈ 0.20845153664303 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.10422576832151 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.22929669030733 |
3 | ≈ 0.12507092198582 | 6 | ≈ 0.25014184397163 |
The barleycorn is a small English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e., close to 0.8467 cm) still used in Great Britain and Ireland as a determiner of shoe sizes.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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barleycorn | = 1⁄3 in | ≈ 8.46×10−3 m | Imperial/US |
barleycorns | points (PostScript) | barleycorns | points (PostScript) |
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1 | ≈ 23.986390700312 | 4 | ≈ 95.945562801248 |
1.5 | ≈ 35.979586050468 | 4.5 | ≈ 107.9387581514 |
2 | ≈ 47.972781400624 | 5 | ≈ 119.93195350156 |
2.5 | ≈ 59.96597675078 | 5.5 | ≈ 131.92514885172 |
3 | ≈ 71.959172100936 | 6 | ≈ 143.91834420187 |
points (PostScript) | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 0.0416903 |
23.9863907 | ≈ 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 …) |