pica (printer's) to meter
Please provide values below to convert pica (printer's) to meter [m], or change ↔.
pica (printer's)
Definition: The printer's pica is a unit of length used in printing, equal to 1/6 of an inch, or 4.233 mm, traditionally used to measure type sizes and spacing.
Historyandorigin: This unit has its roots in the printing industry, where it was used to measure the width of typefaces and the space between lines.
CurrentUse: It is still used in some printing environments to measure type and layout, though digital systems have largely adopted other units.
funfact: In printing, a pica is often used to define the size of type and layout for books, magazines, and other printed material.
meter [m]
Definition: The meter (m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds.
Historyandorigin: The meter was initially defined in 1791 during the French Revolution as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator, and later redefined using the speed of light in the 20th century.
CurrentUse: It is used worldwide as the standard unit of length in various fields including physics, engineering, and everyday measurements.
funfact: The meter is used globally and serves as the base for the SI system of units. Its definition is tied to the speed of light, making it one of the most precisely defined units.
pica (printer's) to meter [m] Conversion Table
| 1 pica (printer's) | 0.0042175176 meter [m] |
| 2 pica (printer's) | 0.0084350352 meter [m] |
| 3 pica (printer's) | 0.0126525528 meter [m] |
| 5 pica (printer's) | 0.021087588 meter [m] |
| 10 pica (printer's) | 0.042175176 meter [m] |
| 50 pica (printer's) | 0.21087588 meter [m] |
| 100 pica (printer's) | 0.42175176 meter [m] |
| 1000 pica (printer's) | 4.2175176 meter [m] |
| 10000 pica (printer's) | 42.175176 meter [m] |
| 100000 pica (printer's) | 421.75176 meter [m] |
| 1000000 pica (printer's) | 4217.5176 meter [m] |
How to Convert pica (printer's) to meter
1 pica (printer's) = 0.0042175176 meter [m]
1 meter [m] = 237.10630158 pica (printer's)
we use cross multiplication method
pica (printer's) → meter [m]
1 → 0.0042175176
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.0042175176=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0063262764