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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 …) |
In the United States, the customary cup is half of a liquid pint.
1 U.S. customary cup | = | 1⁄16 | U.S. customary gallon |
= | 1⁄4 | U.S. customary quart | |
= | 1⁄2 | U.S. customary pint | |
= | 8 | U.S. customary fluid ounces | |
= | 16 | U.S. customary tablespoons | |
= | 48 | U.S. customary teaspoons | |
≡ | 236.5882365 | millilitres exactly | |
≈ | 15 2⁄3 | international tablespoons | |
≈ | 11.75 | Australian tablespoons | |
≈ | 0.833 | imperial cups | |
≈ | 8.33 | imperial fluid ounces |
The cubic metre (in British English and international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or cubic meter (in American English) is the SI derived unitof volume. Its SI symbol is m3. It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length. An alternative name, which allowed a different usage with metric prefixes, was the stère, still sometimes used for dry measure (for instance, in reference to wood). Another alternative name, no longer widely used, was the kilolitre.