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lambda | 476,961,884.784 λ | 953,923,769.568 λ | 1,430,885,654.352 λ | 1,907,847,539.136 λ | 2,384,809,423.92 λ | 2,861,771,308.704 λ | 3,338,733,193.488 λ | 3,815,695,078.272 λ | 4,292,656,963.056 λ | 4,769,618,847.84 λ | 5,246,580,732.624 λ | 5,723,542,617.408 λ | 6,200,504,502.192 λ | 6,677,466,386.976 λ | 7,154,428,271.76 λ | 7,631,390,156.544 λ | 8,108,352,041.328 λ | 8,585,313,926.112 λ | 9,062,275,810.896 λ | 9,539,237,695.68 λ | 10,016,199,580.464 λ | 10,493,161,465.248 λ | 10,970,123,350.032 λ | 11,447,085,234.816 λ | 11,924,047,119.6 λ | 12,401,009,004.384 λ | 12,877,970,889.168 λ | 13,354,932,773.952 λ | 13,831,894,658.736 λ | 14,308,856,543.52 λ | 14,785,818,428.304 λ | 15,262,780,313.088 λ | 15,739,742,197.872 λ | 16,216,704,082.656 λ | 16,693,665,967.44 λ | 17,170,627,852.224 λ | 17,647,589,737.008 λ | 18,124,551,621.792 λ | 18,601,513,506.576 λ | 19,078,475,391.36 λ | 19,555,437,276.144 λ | 20,032,399,160.928 λ | 20,509,361,045.712 λ | 20,986,322,930.496 λ | 21,463,284,815.28 λ | 21,940,246,700.064 λ | 22,417,208,584.848 λ | 22,894,170,469.632 λ | 23,371,132,354.416 λ | 23,848,094,239.2 λ | 24,325,056,123.984 λ | 24,802,018,008.768 λ | 25,278,979,893.552 λ | 25,755,941,778.336 λ | 26,232,903,663.12 λ | 26,709,865,547.904 λ | 27,186,827,432.688 λ | 27,663,789,317.472 λ | 28,140,751,202.256 λ | 28,617,713,087.04 λ | 29,094,674,971.824 λ | 29,571,636,856.608 λ | 30,048,598,741.392 λ | 30,525,560,626.176 λ | 31,002,522,510.96 λ | 31,479,484,395.744 λ | 31,956,446,280.528 λ | 32,433,408,165.312 λ | 32,910,370,050.096 λ | 33,387,331,934.88 λ | 33,864,293,819.664 λ | 34,341,255,704.448 λ | 34,818,217,589.232 λ | 35,295,179,474.016 λ | 35,772,141,358.8 λ | 36,249,103,243.584 λ | 36,726,065,128.368 λ | 37,203,027,013.152 λ | 37,679,988,897.936 λ | 38,156,950,782.72 λ | 38,633,912,667.504 λ | 39,110,874,552.288 λ | 39,587,836,437.072 λ | 40,064,798,321.856 λ | 40,541,760,206.64 λ | 41,018,722,091.424 λ | 41,495,683,976.208 λ | 41,972,645,860.992 λ | 42,449,607,745.776 λ | 42,926,569,630.56 λ | 43,403,531,515.344 λ | 43,880,493,400.128 λ | 44,357,455,284.912 λ | 44,834,417,169.696 λ | 45,311,379,054.48 λ | 45,788,340,939.264 λ | 46,265,302,824.048 λ | 46,742,264,708.832 λ | 47,219,226,593.616 λ | 47,696,188,478.4 λ |
The butt was a measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads. This equated to 108 imperial gallons (490 l) for ale or 126 imperial gallons (570 l) for wine (also known as a pipe).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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butt | ≡ 126 gal (wine) | = 0.476961884784 m3 | Imperial/US |
butts | lambdas | butts | lambdas |
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1 | = 476961884.784 | 6 | = 2861771308.704 |
2 | = 953923769.568 | 7 | = 3338733193.488 |
3 | = 1430885654.352 | 8 | = 3815695078.272 |
4 | = 1907847539.136 | 9 | = 4292656963.056 |
5 | = 2384809423.92 | 10 | = 4769618847.84 |
Lambda (written λ, in lowercase) is a legitimate metric unit of volume equal to 10−9 m3, 1 cubic millimeter (mm3) or 1 microlitre (µL). Introduced by the BIPM in 1880, the lambda has been used in chemistry and in law for measuring volume, but its use is not recommended.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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lambda | λ | ≡ 1 mm3 | = 1×10−9 m3 | Metric system SI |
lambdas | butts | lambdas | butts |
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1 | = 2.096603590144E-9 | 6 | = 1.2579621540864E-8 |
2 | = 4.1932071802881E-9 | 7 | = 1.4676225131008E-8 |
3 | = 6.2898107704321E-9 | 8 | = 1.6772828721152E-8 |
4 | = 8.3864143605761E-9 | 9 | = 1.8869432311296E-8 |
5 | = 1.048301795072E-8 | 10 | = 2.096603590144E-8 |
butts | lambdas |
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1 | = 476,961,884.784 |
2.096603590144 × 10-9 | = 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 …) |