| stick | 1 stick | 2 stick | 3 stick | 4 stick | 5 stick | 6 stick | 7 stick | 8 stick | 9 stick | 10 stick | 11 stick | 12 stick | 13 stick | 14 stick | 15 stick | 16 stick | 17 stick | 18 stick | 19 stick | 20 stick | 21 stick | 22 stick | 23 stick | 24 stick | 25 stick | 26 stick | 27 stick | 28 stick | 29 stick | 30 stick | 31 stick | 32 stick | 33 stick | 34 stick | 35 stick | 36 stick | 37 stick | 38 stick | 39 stick | 40 stick | 41 stick | 42 stick | 43 stick | 44 stick | 45 stick | 46 stick | 47 stick | 48 stick | 49 stick | 50 stick | 51 stick | 52 stick | 53 stick | 54 stick | 55 stick | 56 stick | 57 stick | 58 stick | 59 stick | 60 stick | 61 stick | 62 stick | 63 stick | 64 stick | 65 stick | 66 stick | 67 stick | 68 stick | 69 stick | 70 stick | 71 stick | 72 stick | 73 stick | 74 stick | 75 stick | 76 stick | 77 stick | 78 stick | 79 stick | 80 stick | 81 stick | 82 stick | 83 stick | 84 stick | 85 stick | 86 stick | 87 stick | 88 stick | 89 stick | 90 stick | 91 stick | 92 stick | 93 stick | 94 stick | 95 stick | 96 stick | 97 stick | 98 stick | 99 stick | 100 stick |
| finger (cloth) | 0.4444444 finger (cloth) | 0.8888889 finger (cloth) | 1.3333333 finger (cloth) | 1.7777778 finger (cloth) | 2.2222222 finger (cloth) | 2.6666667 finger (cloth) | 3.1111111 finger (cloth) | 3.5555556 finger (cloth) | 4 finger (cloth) | 4.4444444 finger (cloth) | 4.8888889 finger (cloth) | 5.3333333 finger (cloth) | 5.7777778 finger (cloth) | 6.2222222 finger (cloth) | 6.6666667 finger (cloth) | 7.1111111 finger (cloth) | 7.5555556 finger (cloth) | 8 finger (cloth) | 8.4444444 finger (cloth) | 8.8888889 finger (cloth) | 9.3333333 finger (cloth) | 9.7777778 finger (cloth) | 10.2222222 finger (cloth) | 10.6666667 finger (cloth) | 11.1111111 finger (cloth) | 11.5555556 finger (cloth) | 12 finger (cloth) | 12.4444444 finger (cloth) | 12.8888889 finger (cloth) | 13.3333333 finger (cloth) | 13.7777778 finger (cloth) | 14.2222222 finger (cloth) | 14.6666667 finger (cloth) | 15.1111111 finger (cloth) | 15.5555556 finger (cloth) | 16 finger (cloth) | 16.4444444 finger (cloth) | 16.8888889 finger (cloth) | 17.3333333 finger (cloth) | 17.7777778 finger (cloth) | 18.2222222 finger (cloth) | 18.6666667 finger (cloth) | 19.1111111 finger (cloth) | 19.5555556 finger (cloth) | 20 finger (cloth) | 20.4444444 finger (cloth) | 20.8888889 finger (cloth) | 21.3333333 finger (cloth) | 21.7777778 finger (cloth) | 22.2222222 finger (cloth) | 22.6666667 finger (cloth) | 23.1111111 finger (cloth) | 23.5555556 finger (cloth) | 24 finger (cloth) | 24.4444444 finger (cloth) | 24.8888889 finger (cloth) | 25.3333333 finger (cloth) | 25.7777778 finger (cloth) | 26.2222222 finger (cloth) | 26.6666667 finger (cloth) | 27.1111111 finger (cloth) | 27.5555556 finger (cloth) | 28 finger (cloth) | 28.4444444 finger (cloth) | 28.8888889 finger (cloth) | 29.3333333 finger (cloth) | 29.7777778 finger (cloth) | 30.2222222 finger (cloth) | 30.6666667 finger (cloth) | 31.1111111 finger (cloth) | 31.5555556 finger (cloth) | 32 finger (cloth) | 32.4444444 finger (cloth) | 32.8888889 finger (cloth) | 33.3333333 finger (cloth) | 33.7777778 finger (cloth) | 34.2222222 finger (cloth) | 34.6666667 finger (cloth) | 35.1111111 finger (cloth) | 35.5555556 finger (cloth) | 36 finger (cloth) | 36.4444444 finger (cloth) | 36.8888889 finger (cloth) | 37.3333333 finger (cloth) | 37.7777778 finger (cloth) | 38.2222222 finger (cloth) | 38.6666667 finger (cloth) | 39.1111111 finger (cloth) | 39.5555556 finger (cloth) | 40 finger (cloth) | 40.4444444 finger (cloth) | 40.8888889 finger (cloth) | 41.3333333 finger (cloth) | 41.7777778 finger (cloth) | 42.2222222 finger (cloth) | 42.6666667 finger (cloth) | 43.1111111 finger (cloth) | 43.5555556 finger (cloth) | 44 finger (cloth) | 44.4444444 finger (cloth) |
In typography, the stick, stickful, or stick of type was an inexact length based on the size of the various composing sticks used by newspaper editors to assemble pieces of moveable type. In English-language papers, it was roughly equal to 2 column inches or 100–150 words. In France, Spain, and Italy, sticks generally contained only between 1 and 4 lines of text each. A column was notionally equal to 10 sticks.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stick | ≡ 2 in | = 0.0508 m | Other (Length) |
| sticks | finger (cloth) | sticks | finger (cloth) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
A finger (sometimes fingerbreadth or finger's breadth) is any of several units of measurement that are approximately the width of an adult human finger, including:
The digit, also known as digitus or digitus transversus (Latin), dactyl (Greek) or dactylus, or finger's breadth — 3⁄4 of an inch or 1⁄16 of a foot
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| finger (cloth) | ≡ 4 ⁄12 in | = 0.1143 m | Other (Length) |
| finger (cloth) | sticks | finger (cloth) | sticks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| sticks | finger (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 1 | = 0.4444444 |
| 2.25 | = 1 |
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
| ≡ | 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 …) |