quarter | 1 qr. | 2 qr. | 3 qr. | 4 qr. | 5 qr. | 6 qr. | 7 qr. | 8 qr. | 9 qr. | 10 qr. | 11 qr. | 12 qr. | 13 qr. | 14 qr. | 15 qr. | 16 qr. | 17 qr. | 18 qr. | 19 qr. | 20 qr. | 21 qr. | 22 qr. | 23 qr. | 24 qr. | 25 qr. | 26 qr. | 27 qr. | 28 qr. | 29 qr. | 30 qr. | 31 qr. | 32 qr. | 33 qr. | 34 qr. | 35 qr. | 36 qr. | 37 qr. | 38 qr. | 39 qr. | 40 qr. | 41 qr. | 42 qr. | 43 qr. | 44 qr. | 45 qr. | 46 qr. | 47 qr. | 48 qr. | 49 qr. | 50 qr. | 51 qr. | 52 qr. | 53 qr. | 54 qr. | 55 qr. | 56 qr. | 57 qr. | 58 qr. | 59 qr. | 60 qr. | 61 qr. | 62 qr. | 63 qr. | 64 qr. | 65 qr. | 66 qr. | 67 qr. | 68 qr. | 69 qr. | 70 qr. | 71 qr. | 72 qr. | 73 qr. | 74 qr. | 75 qr. | 76 qr. | 77 qr. | 78 qr. | 79 qr. | 80 qr. | 81 qr. | 82 qr. | 83 qr. | 84 qr. | 85 qr. | 86 qr. | 87 qr. | 88 qr. | 89 qr. | 90 qr. | 91 qr. | 92 qr. | 93 qr. | 94 qr. | 95 qr. | 96 qr. | 97 qr. | 98 qr. | 99 qr. | 100 qr. |
hand | 2.25 hand | 4.5 hand | 6.75 hand | 9 hand | 11.25 hand | 13.5 hand | 15.75 hand | 18 hand | 20.25 hand | 22.5 hand | 24.75 hand | 27 hand | 29.25 hand | 31.5 hand | 33.75 hand | 36 hand | 38.25 hand | 40.5 hand | 42.75 hand | 45 hand | 47.25 hand | 49.5 hand | 51.75 hand | 54 hand | 56.25 hand | 58.5 hand | 60.75 hand | 63 hand | 65.25 hand | 67.5 hand | 69.75 hand | 72 hand | 74.25 hand | 76.5 hand | 78.75 hand | 81 hand | 83.25 hand | 85.5 hand | 87.75 hand | 90 hand | 92.25 hand | 94.5 hand | 96.75 hand | 99 hand | 101.25 hand | 103.5 hand | 105.75 hand | 108 hand | 110.25 hand | 112.5 hand | 114.75 hand | 117 hand | 119.25 hand | 121.5 hand | 123.75 hand | 126 hand | 128.25 hand | 130.5 hand | 132.75 hand | 135 hand | 137.25 hand | 139.5 hand | 141.75 hand | 144 hand | 146.25 hand | 148.5 hand | 150.75 hand | 153 hand | 155.25 hand | 157.5 hand | 159.75 hand | 162 hand | 164.25 hand | 166.5 hand | 168.75 hand | 171 hand | 173.25 hand | 175.5 hand | 177.75 hand | 180 hand | 182.25 hand | 184.5 hand | 186.75 hand | 189 hand | 191.25 hand | 193.5 hand | 195.75 hand | 198 hand | 200.25 hand | 202.5 hand | 204.75 hand | 207 hand | 209.25 hand | 211.5 hand | 213.75 hand | 216 hand | 218.25 hand | 220.5 hand | 222.75 hand | 225 hand |
The quarter (lit. "one-fourth") is used as the name of several distinct English units based on ¼ sizes of some base unit.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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quarter | qr. | ≡ 1⁄4 yd | = 0.2286 m | Metric system SI |
quarters | hands | quarters | hands |
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1 | = 2.25 | 4 | = 9 |
1.5 | = 3.375 | 4.5 | = 10.125 |
2 | = 4.5 | 5 | = 11.25 |
2.5 | = 5.625 | 5.5 | = 12.375 |
3 | = 6.75 | 6 | = 13.5 |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | quarters | hands | quarters |
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1 | = 0.44444444444444 | 4 | = 1.7777777777778 |
1.5 | = 0.66666666666667 | 4.5 | = 2 |
2 | = 0.88888888888889 | 5 | = 2.2222222222222 |
2.5 | = 1.1111111111111 | 5.5 | = 2.4444444444444 |
3 | = 1.3333333333333 | 6 | = 2.6666666666667 |
quarters | hands |
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1 | = 2.25 |
0.4444444 | = 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 …) |